Rioja Gran Reserva Bodegas Montecillo 1985
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Gran Reserva from Rioja typically marks a wine that has undergone extensive barrel and bottle aging, allowing for great complexity and elegance. Montecillo is among the older, established houses in Rioja and is known for a classic style in which the Tempranillo grape plays the leading role. 1985 was a year characterized by favorable growing conditions with relatively cool weather, which in the area has contributed to wines with fine structure and balance, especially at Gran Reserva level. A mature Gran Reserva from this period will be expected to display tertiary aromas with notes of leather, dried fruits and spice, and if handled correctly it still retains a certain freshness. This is an example of the traditional Rioja style with significant barrel aging, often giving nuances of vanilla and cedar, but where the fruit and balance remain central elements.
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