Cosme Palacio Tinto Reserva 2013

Cocoa and vanilla melds with black fruits, chocolate and a strong cedar oak and earth influence. A lovely modern Rioja with a long espresso finish.

Especially praiseworthy for having been produced in the rainy 2013 vintage - the sorting tables must have been in action full time during the harvest - this pure Tempranillo comes from a vineyard that was planted in 1935 and is typically plush, smooth and refreshing, with dark berry fruit, some aniseed and scented oak. 2020-26