Der neue, stark limitierte Spiztenwein von Kultwinzer und Ausnahmetalent Telmo Rodriguez - und wir haben ihn! Seine Nase steigt anmutig aus dem Glas mit einer komplexen, duftenden und harmonische Vorstellung von schwarzen Himbeeren, Feigen, würzigen Noten von Sternanis Anis, Nelken und grünem Pfeffer, mit einem Kern aus warmen roten und schwarzen Johannisbeeren und einem Hauch von dunkler Schokolade. Reichhaltiger, intensiver Wein mit mittlerem bis vollem Körper und runden, geschichteten, seidigen Tanninen. Die ausgefeilte Textur und frische Intensität vibriert, sehr langer Abgang. - James Suckling gibt 99/100 Punkten und schreibt: "-- Suckling: A more fragrant Yjar this year, more peppery and lifted. Chalk, pepper and mezcal-like herbs with hints of cedar and cocoa powder to the blueberries. Super refined tannins tread carefully on the medium- to full-bodied palate with great juiciness and a long, polished finish. An intrinsic expression. Already delicious now, but will hold, too. 99/10" -  Robert Parker: 97/100 Punkte: "-- Parker: The 2019 Yjar is the third vintage of this top-of-the-range wine, which is designed for the international market and sold through the négociant system of Place de Bordeaux. It's a blend of Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano and other grapes from 3.8 hectares of selected plots from the Remelluri vineyards, which were cropped from a challenging year with frost. This feels young but already very Rioja, marked by the Garnacha, which represented around 30% of the bottled blend. It's tense and has abundant but fine-grained tannins, a little Italian in style. They kept a lower alcoholic degree in 2019, a moderate 14%, and the wine comes through as very elegant. This has to be my favorite vintage of Yjar. It spent 30 months in barrels of different sizes and foudres. 9,049 bottles were filled in June 2022. 97/10"