Anjou pear and green apple mingled with notions of freshly baked bread

blueberries

There are usually four vintages a decade of La Rioja Altas Gran Reserva 904

all wrapped in an impressively long and superbly complex finish that flashes focused power

Rol Valentin other_regions Anjou pear and green appleThe 1998 Rol Valentin has a pale to medium brick color and gives up notes of stewed tea, dusty soil, cinnamon stick and tobacco with a gentle undercurrent of dried berries. Medium bodied, the palate reveals a mature wine on the edge of its downward trajectory, with soft, powdery tannins and bags of freshness boosting the last throws of fruit, finishing earthy.