Finca Valpiedra Reserva

The nose of the 2016 Finca Valpiedra Reserva has notes of traditional Rioja with a more modern twist and is clean, expressive and nuanced, with some toasty notes, black fruit, herbs and spices. It was produced with a blend of 93% Tempranillo, 5% Graciano and 3% Maturana Tinta with a moderate 13% alcohol and very good freshness giving it a medium-bodied palate and a fine-boned mouthfeel. It matured in new and used French barriques for 24 months. 75,000 bottles produced. It should develop nicely in bottle. It was bottled in October 2019 and is still young and lively.

There is some more development in the 2015 Finca Valpiedra Reserva, which also feels a little riper (even if it's only 13.5% alcohol), showing the dry, warm and ripe character of the year but keeping a low pH of 3.47 and 6.2 grams of acidity. This is medium-bodied, although some will call them thin—and certainly, they are not full-bodied and round wines, they are sharper. This is a blend of 92% Tempranillo and 4% each Graciano and Maturana Tinta that matured in French oak barrels for 22 months. These wines are feeling a little more traditional than in the past. 75,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2018.