Valenciso Reserva 2005 Magnum

"The 2005 Valenciso Reserva has a perfumed, floral bouquet with wild strawberry, raspberry, Moroccan leather and crushed violets all with fine delineation and vivacity. The palate is medium-bodied with svelte, saturated tannins, crisp acidity and a lovely, pepper and cocoa-tinged finish that is very harmonious. This is a superb, feminine Reserva to enjoy over the next decade, possibly longer. Drink now-2025. 

I tasted two impressive Reservas from Compania Bodeguera de Valenciso. The company was founded in 1998, the name conjoining the family titles of Luis Valentin and Carmen Enciso. Their focus is aimed upon the vineyard, which is around 17 hectares in size. Their red vines are exclusively Tempranillo and at their winery in the village of Ollauri, they mature their reserva in French oak with approximately one-third renewed each year. There is also a white wine, although the quantity is minuscule and I was unable to taste it. If you have to classify it stylistically you would place it in the “modern” Rioja category, although I personally would simply classify it under “delicious” Rioja."

"Un rioja que, quizás injustamente, no es lo suficientemente conocido ni reconocido. Sin embargo, nos ha regalado dos gloriosas añadas consecutivas de dos lacres. La 2005 que comentamos ahora refleja muy bien un concepto de rioja equilibrado y elegante, que prima la expresión y la sutileza sobre la estructura. Un vino muy redondo, con una marcada dimensión aromática en boca, complejo y con un final especialmente insistente. Un vino muy recomendable y que ofrece una experiencia de gran altura para su precio."

"Elegante, muy vino en la nariz y consistente pero amable en boca. Amplio y profundo, rico en matices aromáticos, con destacado papel de la fruta madura. Redondo y vivo, con cuerpo nervio, taninos domados, sabroso, amplio, largo."