Relato de Valientes Edicion Limitada Rioja 2017

93 Pts Tim Atkin

75% Tempranillo and 25% Graciano. A long aging gives the wine the time it needs for each vintage: 28 months in French oak barrels 90% and 10% American oak; and 10 months in a bottle rack. For the blend, the best barrels of each batch are selected to provide the wine with the best of our care.

In the glass the wine is a deep cherry colour with orange highlights. Intense and complex nose dominated by black fruit with predominantly notes of plum and blackberry with balsamic nuances, touches of toffee and a slight minerality. A wine of enormous complexity and good structure. It has a firm and elegant mouth, with lots of depth. The finish is long and with a lingering fruity character.  Relato de Valientes pairs well with blue and cured cheeses, game stews, red meats, tapas dishes with legumes, duck with cranberry sauce, pure chocolate or a brownie.