Dinastia Vivanco Reserva Tempranillo is made from 90% and 10% Graciano. Aged in French oak 50% new and 50% of a single wine, where it remains for 24 months. The wine is refined for 4 months in French oak vats before bottling. The ageing process is completed with another 24 months in bottle where it reaches the right balance for consumption.
Tasting notes: Cherry red colour. Clean and bright. Nose: aromas of ripe red and black fruits with sweet and milky note, balsamic and toffee. Palate: fresh and round. Soft tannins giving way to an elegant and silky finish.
What the critics say...
Robert Parker: 91 points(01/06/2011)
The 2005 Dinastia Vivanco Reserva is a blend of 90% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano aged in 50% new French and American oak for 24 months. Pain grille, pencil lead, Asian spices, incense, lavender, and blackberry aromas are followed by a savory, incipiently complex, structured Reserva made in a traditional Rioja style. Give it 1-2 years of additional cellaring and drink it through 2020, perhaps longer.
Peñin Guide: 87 points(01/01/2012)
Bright cherry red colour, garnet rim. On nose, intense, chocolate, sweet spices. On palate, structured, fleshy, ripe tannins.
Pairing: Beef, Game Animals, Grilled Red Meats, Roasts, Stews.
The Dinastia Vivanco Bodega is located in Briones, at the Rioja Alta, in the foothills of the Cantabrian mountain range and on the banks of the River Ebro. It is an area with a mild microclimate and extraordinary calcareous-clay soils that take in old vines with a reduced and selected yield.
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