San Vicente 2017 Magnum

Coming from a single vineyard planted in 1975 on limestone and clay soils, the 2017 San Vicente is 100% Tempranillo Peludo and was aged 20 months in new barrels, 90% French and 10% American. This rich, powerful red boasts a deep purple color as well as a decadent bouquet of red and black currants, blackberries, Asian spice, cedarwood, vanilla, and candied violet nuances. It's rich and powerful, yet also balanced and elegant. Showing more structure with time in the glass, this full-bodied Rioja will benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age and keep for 30 years or more. It's a beautiful wine.

Affected by the brutal frost of 2017, which reduced yields to 25 hectolitres per hectare, even after a secondary crop, this is dense and sweet, with new French and 10% American oak, masses of colour, some Asian spices and juicy blackberry and black cherry fruit. 2024-32