Rioja Alta, Rioja Ardanza Reserva other_regions_italy crushed granite and licorice at

crushed granite and licorice at the back

Classic ruby

The wine offers very vertical or lifted aromas of dried fruit

with lots of green almond

Rioja Alta, Rioja Ardanza Reserva other_regions_italy crushed granite and licorice atBottled 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,