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...
Full-bodied without seeming at all heavy, the 2016 Gigondas is a 70-30 Grenache-Syrah blend. Raspberries and crushed stone mark the nose, while the texture is rich and tannic but ripe. The flavors turn darker and deeper on the finish, shading toward plum ...
My favorite of the collection, the 2016 Malbec Appellation Gualtallary is a wild and structured expression of the grape, place and vintage. Produced with grapes grown at 1,300 meters in altitude, it fermented in concrete vats with indigenous yeasts and ag...