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Wine Description
The Story
A blend of 85% Tempranillo and a 15% mix of Graciano and Garnacha Tinta, this wine is only made in "excellent" or "very good" vintages. It undergoes nearly two-and-a-half years ageing in highest quality oak barrels, followed by further ageing in bottle before release. Showing great complexity with notes of roasted coffee, spice, plum and strawberry. Powerful in the mouth with fleshy fruit and nuances of toasty, well-integrated oak leading to a...
Vintage 1987
The 1987 Spanish wine vintage was defined by a cooler, more elongated growing season that produced elegant, highly aromatic, and beautifully balanced red wines across Rioja and Ribera del Duero. Following an unstable, rainy spring that lowered overall yields across northern Spain, the summer brought steady, moderate heat without the blistering heatwaves of 1986, allowing Tempranillo grapes to achieve extended phenolic ripeness while preserving...