2010 was a great vintage in Rioja in general and seems to be exceptional here, with a 2010 Viña Ardanza Selecci?n Especial (what used to be Reserva Especial) that can challenge any of the recent vintages and hopefully can develop in bottle to reach...
Vivid ruby-red. Highly perfumed aromas of red fruit liqueur, candied flowers, vanilla and incense; spicecake, vanilla and smoky mineral flourishes emerge with air. Palate-staining raspberry, cherry-vanilla and rose pastille flavors display excellent depth...
A wow nose - vibrant and deep. Wide, very wide, almost a hint of minerality here, floral too but really great concentration for a villages. Bravo again!
Gilbert & Christine Felettig - Nuits St. Georges 2015 750ml