2011 Contino, Gran Reserva, Rioja, Spain tuscany It is a bit lighter

It is a bit lighter and fresher in style than the 2009

all with notable freshness and verve

honeysuckle

Thus he states a preference for 2015

2011 Contino, Gran Reserva, Rioja, Spain tuscany It is a bit lighterVivid ruby red. Displays expansive, smoke tinged red fruit preserve and cherry vanilla scents, along with vanilla, tobacco and allspice flourishes. Seamless and appealingly sweet, offering concentrated cherry, blackcurrant and spicecake flavors that tighten up slowly on the back half. The smoky note repeats on the sweet, seamless and impressively long finish, which features rounded tannins and lingering vanilla and mocha qualities. Drink 2019 2026