Hacienda el Ternero Reserva Rioja Alta 2014/201530. 95 per bottle ABV 14% Tasting Notes Hacienda el Ternero have made this fantastically concentrated Reserva from a blend of 95% Tempranillo and 5% Mazuelo. They create barrels just for this wine from French oak which have had a special toast for 26 minutes to impart the desired flavour. Concentrated black fruits and chocolate on the nose. The palate is full bodied with blackberries, black olives, dark chocolate, balsamic and wild herb notes. Grippy

graphite and a very faint

We had the pleasure of trying this wine during the Bordeaux en primeur tastings a few years ago and even then we thought it was a very good wine

yet ending with finesse and vertical nature

40% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Meunier

The vineyard's southern exposure gives the raisins perfect maturity at the same time as the Grands Crus of Corton

Deeply coloured and perfectly balanced

the combination of which leads to a rich and mineral focussed wine

At under £15 a bottle you really cannot go wrong

The palate is concentrated and supple

During this time

walnut skin

This was the vision she championed: the absolute prestige of Bollinger lay in the wine itself