Rioja Alta, Rioja Ardanza Reserva other_regions_italy Massively concentrated

Massively concentrated

but it is not mature

The youthfully reticent nose hints at flinty red cherry

it offers up an ethereal perfume of smoke

with subtle aromas of violets

Rioja Alta, Rioja Ardanza Reserva other_regions_italy Massively concentratedBottled December 2008. 80% Tempranillo (aged in 4 year old American oak for 36 months) and 20% Garnacha (aged in 2 to 3 year old American oak for 30 months). Dark cocoa scents plus Morello cherry and blackberries. Chewy, substantial palate with aromatic oak on the long finish. This is bold but beautiful, with oak and fruit in superb balance. Its not just the complex flavour range and superb persistence that marks this wine, but the effortless,