Carlos Serres - Carlomagno Gran Reserva 1970 (750ml) Valdepeñas

Carlos Serres - Carlomagno Gran Reserva 1970 (750ml) Valdepeñas65% Tempranillo, 25% Graciano and 10% Mazuelo. The last vintage that Bodegas Carlos Serres bottled of its flagship Carlomagno label wasin the late 1970s. After more than 40 years in the market, the winery sold the brand as part of a refocus of its winemaking and commercial policies. If Carlos Serres Gran Reserva exuded power in the Bordelaise style, Carlomagno showed more finesse and elegance, closer to the wines from Burgundy. During a winery

floral and pastry aromas and flavors

Perfectly balanced fruit with mouth-filling bubbles

This has aromas of pear tart

Benefiting from an exceptional terroir located in the immediate vicinity of the Gironde estuary

followed by licorice candy

WINEMAKERThomas Rivers Brown

mocha and licorice infuse the super expressive finish

with terrific tension

with forward aromatics (gobs of black fruits intermixed with toasty pain grille scents and a boatload of spice)

spaghetti Bolognese

fullbodied mid-palate before finishing on fresh

the wine glistens in the glass