Remirez Ganuza, Rioja Gran Reserva other_regions Good juice here with excellent

Good juice here with excellent upside development potential

The wine was made from a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 37% Merlot

for what I have previously found to be an excellent Pomerol is evolving into a showstopper

the wine is deep

and I see that my notes don't make reference to overt oak descriptors

Remirez Ganuza, Rioja Gran Reserva other_regions Good juice here with excellentThe red 2009 Gran Reserva has some traces of classical Rioja and "old wine" character, despite being surprisingly youthful for a wine that is already ten years old. The wine is quite dark and represents the style of warm and dry vintage quite faithfully. The wine is powerful but has very good harmony, and the tannins are fine, round and mostly resolved; there is very good balance and harmony. It finishes dry and clean, with a long lingering aftertaste.