Pago de Larrainzar Reserva Especial 2010

The first wine they ever produced and the one they feel better represents the house style is the 2010 Reserva Especial. In this warm and healthy vintage it was 50% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% each Tempranillo and Garnacha. The different varieties and plots were vinified separately and the result is the outcome of a complex blending exercise. It matured in French oak barrels, 55% of them new for 12 months. Quite sleek and polished, nuanced after almost five years in bottle, it keeps good balance between fruit and tertiary aromas and character. The palate revealed fully resolved tannins and good acidity that helps to lift it up. It's aging very nicely. 10,296 bottles were filled in September 2012.