Cuentaviñas Alomado 2021 is a single-vineyard Rioja red from Eduardo Eguren’s boutique project, founded in 2017 to spotlight specific sites in and around San Vicente de la Sonsierra. Alomado comes from a field-blended parcel that includes Tempranillo with small amounts of white grapes (Viura and Malvasía) and the local red Calagraño/Calagraño, a traditional Rioja practice that can lift aroma and freshness. The wine is listed at 14.5% alcohol, and production is small: multiple reviewers cite 9,986 bottles, while Wine Spectator reports “832 cases made, 125 cases imported.”

This is an exceptionally well-reviewed vintage. JamesSuckling.com’s Zekun Shuai gives it **96 points**, calling out “very fresh fruit with blue plums, cherries, mineral, iodine and flowers,” plus “really precise tannins” and a “long, pristine and minerally” finish. Jeb Dunnuck also rates it at an **excellent 95 points**, describing “beautiful black raspberries, red plums, violets” and “peppery herbs,” with a “silky and polished” palate and “ultra-fine tannins,” concluding it’s “a singular, pure, polished Rioja” with a 15–20 year window.

Vinous (Joaquín Hidalgo) likewise awards **95 points**, noting a mix sourced from San Vicente de la Sonsierra and an élevage of “18 months in French oak barrels (one-third new).” He emphasizes a profile that’s “dry, lean and silky with an energetic flow,” and frames it as “a novel approach to Rioja reds.”

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate (Luis Gutiérrez) scores 93 and adds key technical detail: the varieties were co-fermented and the wine “matured in 500-liter barrels for 16 months,” ending up “elegant, balanced…tasty and powerful…but with very nice balance.” Wine Enthusiast (93) highlights a more savory edge—“almost minty chocolate,” dark fruit, and “pink grapefruit pith”—while Wine Spectator (92) underscores definition and consistency, citing rooibos, graphite, violet, and “supple tannins firming the finish.”