Region: Rioja
Vintage: 2003 - Gran Reserva
Closure: Cork
Colour: Brickish-purple
Alcohol: 13.5%
Bouquet: Vanilla, cardarmon and distant dried plum
Flavour: Dense flavours which include cooked meat, earthy spices and in the distance, some fruit according to the nose. Very gentle tannins giving lovely length.
Points: 88 (3+7+12+8+8+50)
Notes: It's been a while since I brought the winner to a wine night. This was from a case bought a few years ago. Lovely, gran reserve drinking well right now. The undisputed winner in our tasting.
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