drink-now2009 La Granja, Gran Reserva, Remelluri, Rioja, Spain

Mid crimson. Very similar aroma to the 2010. Perhaps a little more red cherry. Leaner on the palate, less flesh, more streamlined but not lacking in fruit. Dry, mineral and super-fine tannins, long dusty finish.

Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com (August 2015)