Rioja Alta, Gran Reserva 890 Vintage:2010 Reduction masks the underlying fruit

Reduction masks the underlying fruit though there is a really lovely inner mouth perfume to the punchy and gorgeously textured middle weight flavors that brim with minerality on the sappy and wonderfully complex finale that flashes first-rate length

” Matured in French oak for nearly two years

This is a ripe

the vineyard is so steep here that it must be worked entirely by hand as tractors would be dangerous to use)

Rioja Alta, Gran Reserva 890 Vintage:2010 Reduction masks the underlying fruitReddish orange color. Knockout aromas reminiscent of a great mature Burgundy, strawberry, plum, loam, tar, vanilla, smoke and earth. Rich, shockingly fresh flavors of currant, cinnamon and earth; juicy acids give clarity to the wine's flavors and cleanse the palate. Slight minty nuance on the very long, brisk aftertaste. Fabulous Rioja gran reserva. Stephen Tanzer