Winery notes (2016 Vintage)
"Wow! What a mouthful of delight! This is why we make Reserve level wines. It has an enticing bouquet of ripe dark fruits with notes of black cherry, candied, fruits and savoury components. This wine is very balanced with bright acid, mouth-coating tannins and subtle French Oak. This reserve is built to stand the test of time. Decant now and enjoy a fine holiday meal or tuck away in your cellar for decades of enjoyment.
The aromas include blackberry, lavender, oak and leather. There are intense flavours of ripe cherries, plums, caramel and savoury spices. Balanced acidity, integrated oak and concentrated fruit culminate to a lengthy finish."
5 Stars & 94/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, August 2024 (2016 Vintage)
"Gorgeously maturing, it's seductively savoury on the nose, showing dark berry, cured meat, fine leather, cedar and dried flower notes. The palate delivers excellent concentration and depth, splendidly framed by finely infused tannins, finishing impressively long and complex. At its best: now to 2028."
Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, August 2024 (2016 Vintage)
"Nice to be able to taste a classic Rioja expression with bottle-age still carrying its distinctive bouquet and palate flavours of strawberry and leather, balsamic and meats, brown spices and dried orange peel. Tannins have nearly all integrated, acidi remain at medium and the flavours across the palate are persistent. A dry wine ready to enjoy with food or on its own. Best from day of purchase through 2028."