Quite an unusual blend for the Mediterranean region, the 2011 Reserva Santa Rosa is mainly Cabernet Sauvignon with 15% each of Merlot and Shiraz from the first family vineyards in Villena planted 28 years ago. They selected the bunches with the smallest grapes then fermented them destemmed but not crushed using indigenous yeasts. The wine matured in new French oak barrels for 16 months, a treatment that shows in the nose with plenty of toast, smoke, vanilla and cinnamon notes that hide the core of ripe red and black fruit underneath. The palate shows ripe flavors and the sophisticated, sleek tannins from the French grapes along with plenty of oak-related flavors that will need time to get better integrated. There is good fruit underneath, but today it's hidden by a thick slab of oak. Wait. 30,000 bottles produced.
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