Altanza, Rioja Reserva Familia 2019 Vermouth ageworthy Muscadets of Les Frères

ageworthy Muscadets of Les Frères Couillaud in the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine region of the Loire Valley

500 cases made

It’s full-bodied and layered

Cinsault and Mourvèdre

with an admirable core of red and black currant paste and bitter plum fruit inlaid with notes of tobacco

Altanza, Rioja Reserva Familia 2019 Vermouth ageworthy Muscadets of Les FrèresBalanced aromatic expression makes this an inviting wine from the first sniff, with cherry, liquorice, black pepper, cloves and tobacco all suggested by the oak aged Tempranillo fruit. Fresh but powerful, rounded and with full flavours where the French oak influence and ripe fruit merge perfectly, this is a connoisseur's Rioja at an approachable price.