Altanza, Rioja Reserva Familia 2019 Vermouth It’s full-bodied and layered

It’s full-bodied and layered

The tannins are a little overly tight on the finish - you can feel the juice slightly strangled by them - but it's clearly a wine that's built to last

with an admirable core of red and black currant paste and bitter plum fruit inlaid with notes of tobacco

40% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc that saw a long maceration (30-40 days) and 18 months in 80% new French oak

and are balanced

Altanza, Rioja Reserva Familia 2019 Vermouth It’s full-bodied and layeredBalanced aromatic expression makes this an inviting wine from the first sniff, with cherry, liquorice, black pepper, cloves and tobacco all suggested by the oak aged Tempranillo fruit. Fresh but powerful, rounded and with full flavours where the French oak influence and ripe fruit merge perfectly, this is a connoisseur's Rioja at an approachable price.