2010 Castillo Labastida Madurado

Established in 1964 by a group of local vine growers, the Labastida cooperative has 152 members in control of 1,330 acres of vines. With such an immense terrain, it is one of the largest wineries in the Rioja to supervise their production from vine to the bottle. This wine was aged in French and American oak barrels for 4 months then racked into concrete tanks to be decanted naturally prior to a light filtration before bottling.

100% Tempranillo from 25 year old vines, it displays an opaque black, dark red colour with deep dark crimson red hue and offers aromas of black cherries, some earthy notes, a touch of liquorice and spice. Medium to full bodied the palate reveals generous flavours of ripe dark cherries along with some blackcurrant, liquorice, cedar and earth followed by a spicy back palate. Dryish finish with solid firmly constructed tannins but in balance. Long aftertaste of ripe dark cherry, blackcurrant, a touch of liquorice, earthy cedar and spice.
Enjoy this for its vibrancy now or cellar 4-5 years (2012-2017).
Alc 14.0%