2011 Viña Motulleri Gran Reserva MG

92/100 point | Robert Parker

"The new wine is in fact their oldest brand, which they have recovered for a Gran Reserva red. The brand was registered in 1940, and with the 2011 Viña Motúlleri Gran Reserva, they wanted to return to a more traditional style but with their personal touch. There is a lot of ripe fruit on the nose, and the wine feels a lot younger than it is (close to 10 years of age now!); you see the character of the warm and dry year coming through, and it has some of the textbook notes, tobacco, fine woods and sweet spices. The palate has volume and ripe flavors, some tannins but mostly resolved and a bitter twist in the finish. It's a blend of 70% Tempranillo with 25% Garnacha and 5% white Viura co-fermented and matured in French barriques for four years and a further four years in bottle. This wine is bottled in magnum, so the price is for a magnum. 4,600 magnums were filled in February 2017. I'm looking forward to tasting this wine from a cooler year... The last time this brand was used was in the late 1970s."