Manzanos Gran Reserva, Tempranillo, Rioja, Spain 2015

Description

Wine Enthusiast 92

Dark garnet in the glass, this wine offers aromas of black cherry, blackberry, and chocolate covered mints. There is a nice note of brightness across the palate, alongside velvety tannins and flavors of fruits of the wood, milk chocolate, orange zest, violet and thyme. The sense of brightness lingers on the palate with notes of orange zest and white chocolate.

Wine Spectator 91

Medium-bodied and fresh, with crisp tannins well-meshed with flavors of black plum reduction and orange peel and an herbal skein of black tea leaf, with dried dill and mint. Compact at first, opening slowly on the palate, with a mineral-tinged finish of iron and fresh earth. Tempranillo, Garnacha and Mazuelo. Drink now through 2030. 950 cases made, 500 cases imported.