Elegant aromas of spice, graphite, red cherry, cranberry sauce, hints of char and smoke but it’s so well integrated, the wine doesn’t seem oak driven at all. Instead, it’s woven with depth of spice and balanced fruit, and roasted herbs. Fresh on the palate, seemless tannin but not “polished. Nothing is over-the-top or over-done, it’s classic, old-school style – this is going to age forever.
Dry farmed, sustainable/non-certified organic. Multiple small lots of of 100 year old vines from Rioja Alavesa and Alta are used to create MdT Gran Reserva. The regions Calcareous clay soils moderate yield, while goblet trained old vines limit the production of this offering. Micro lots of Graciano are sourced where acidity is retained through alluvial silt soils.
The wine is aged in 90% French, 10% American Oak for 30 months before bottling without fining or filtertration. The Wine is then aged in bottle for 40 months before release.
