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  • Country ranking ?

    76
  • Producer ranking ?

    9
  • Decanting time

    15 min
  • When to drink

    Now
  • Food Pairing

    Enjoy without food

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The Story

This Gran Reserva is only made with the best quality fruit, painstakingly selected by hand. The wine is aged in American oak barrels for six years and racked twice annually. The nose is reminiscent of tobacco, spice-box and red berry fruit with the characteristic creaminess and vanilla character elegantly integrated. The palate is firm but the tannins are silky and the acidity is lively, ensuring that the wine will endure for some years to com...

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A dirty and dusty–fascinating looking old bottle. The level was top-shoulder and it was decanted 30 minutes. Dark, bright and healthy color. Sound, elegant, soft and chocolate, vanilla nose, which leads to even softer and more chocolate on the palate along with some elegant and ripe coveted flavors. A surprisingly multi-dimensional and complex wine. The tannins were already very flat, I did not find it too acidic at all, but a rather dry and well-balanced wine. It has a huge sherry-like strong aftertaste with a slight touch of too much alcohol. The overall pleasure produced on the palate by this historical wine gave all the more reason for that joyful smile!
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Haro, Rioja
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