Telmo Rodríguez Rioja Las Beatas 2019

100 points James Suckling: "An effortless Rioja with a natural flair! Vivid and scented nose that mixes fresh blueberry fruit with crushed violets, lavender, black pepper, minerals and sea urchins. Extremely pure, nuanced and breathtaking! Linear and mineral on the palate, with extremely silky tannins that deliver nothing more and nothing less – everything here is adequate, but subtle and mineral. Definitely not trying to flatter, as there is nothing deliberate here. Long, really refined and ethereal. From organically grown grapes. Extremely drinkable now, but will age beautifully, too. (7/22/22)"

99 points Luis Gutiérrez (Wine Advocate): "The 2019 Las Beatas comes from a dry year marked by low yields because of poor flower setting of Tempranillo, and they picked the grapes from Labastida at the same time as the ones from Lanciego, which isn't normally the case. The grapes were healthy, in small and loose clusters. They waited for the ripeness of the grapes from Las Beatas, so they waited a little longer, which resulted in a concentrated wine with marked acidity, 14% alcohol and a pH of 3.72. The field blend of grapes fermented in a 3,000-liter open-top oak vat with indigenous yeasts, and the wine matured in a 1,200-liter oak foudre for 14 to 16 months. This feels young and tender, more expressive than Tabuérniga, more fragile, tridimensional, different from the single-vineyard wines from Rioja. The palate is medium to full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a delicate finish. It grows in the glass. It should develop beautifully in bottle. 1,506 bottles were filled in May 2021. Drink: 2022-2035. (7/14/22)"

98 points Tim Atkin, MW: "(14%) In a very short space of time since its first release in 2011, Las Beatas has become one of the few collectible Riojas and deservedly so. I've compared this to a Burgundian Musigny in the past and I don't think the comparison is an exaggeration. Made from nine different, co-fermented varieties from a 1.9 hectare corner in the northwest corner of Labastida, it's remarkably complex and layered, with rose petal and white pepper aromas, fine-boned tannins, succulent raspberry and wild strawberry fruit and remarkable length. 2025-35. (2022)"