Serna Imperial Reserva Rioja 2010 – 750ml Consortium

95pts Decanter 

The Escudero family started making wine in 1852 and, four generations on, it is still very much a family business. They own a total of 150ha of vineyards, of which 120ha are located on the southern slopes of the Monte Yerga mountain range, where the grapes for this wine are produced. The vines are grown at between 450m-800m above sea level and are approximately 40 years old. Predominantly made from Tempranillo blended with Mazuelo and Garnacha, this reserva was aged for 14 months in five-year-old American oak barrels followed by a further 28 months in bottle. Sarah Jane Evans: Supple, juicy, well-balanced, fully rounded. A lovely vintage and a great wine. Simon Field: A broad and generous mouthfeel, the tannic grip still persuasive, but acidity is wrapped around the black fruit core with subtle conviction. Pierre Mansour: Liquorice and dark fruit, compact, quite complex, framed by muscular tannins, underlying depth that unfurls in the glass, and really good length. Drinking Window 2020 – 2023

Winemaker Notes

Brick red deep cov­ered. Clean, com­plex and with a good in­ten­si­ty on the nose. Red fruit aro­mas well con­joined with those of the ag­ing. Bal­sam, spices (pep­per), to­bac­co and leather. Well struc­tured, tasty, large, soft but with char­ac­ter and a good har­mo­ny in its fla­vors. Com­plex and retronasal clean.

A majestic wine only made possible by great fruit sources, an incredible vintage, and patient aging. It shows a dusty ruby color in the glass. Aromas include red fruit, dried red roses, lilacs, leather, pipe tobacco, lavender, and spice. The mouthfeel is simply stunning—layers of sour cherry, truffle, and spice with tremendous stamina and zippy acidity. Drink now – 2024.

Blend: 70% Tem­pranil­lo, 20% Mazue­lo, 10% Gar­nacha