Wine of the Month
 
   
OCTOBER 2009
 
   

Tobelos 2002 Crianza

£101.25
   
Bodegas y Viñedos La Encina, DOCa Rioja (Alta)
 
   
95% Tempranillo and 5% Garnacha. Aged 12 months in new American oak barrels, bottled and aged for a minimum of 12 months before release. Intense black cherry colour. Complex, powerful berry fruit nose with hints of vanilla and spice. Velvety softness with great depth of ripe, rich blackberry/spicy fruit on the palate, soft tannins, outstanding nobility, good structure, with a harmonic and balanced development climaxing in an elegant, full and very persistent aftertaste.  
   
Price per case of 12 bottles including VAT and delivered mainland UK