2016 | La Rioja Alta S.A. Gran Reserva 904 | Rioja 3L Altamente While the bottling is still

While the bottling is still a little young

woodland Slovenian forest

buoyant black fruits signal a wine that is both ripe and layered with spice from wood aging and tannins

as the domaine’s single-vineyard Sancerre Blanc wines are aged in larger neutral wooden casks)

The nose is a swirl of dark red fruits

2016 | La Rioja Alta S.A. Gran Reserva 904 | Rioja 3L Altamente While the bottling is stillSuch a deep and complex gran reserva with richness and depth. Genuinely intense and harmonious, with cigar box, pine cones, black mushrooms and high grade wood and vanilla. Juicy, flavorful and really long. Goes on for a minute, if not more. Such a hedonistic Rioja that delivers sheer pleasure. 90% tempranillo and 10% graciano. Drink or hold. 97 Pts James Suckling