Campillo Reserva Selecta 2019

Campillo Reserva Selecta is a red from the D.O.Ca. Rioja, made by Campillo entirely from Tempranillo, the region's signature grape. The fruit comes from the Villa Lucía estate at six hundred and fifty metres, where continental and Atlantic influences meet to give a long, even ripening season that balances ripeness with freshness. After harvest the grapes ferment in large capacity tanks and are macerated to build colour and structure before the wine moves to barrel. As a Reserva it ages twenty two months in American oak, a long élevage in a wood that gives more open grain and lends the classic Rioja signature of vanilla, toffee and sweet spice, while the slow oxygen exchange softens the tannins and carries the wine toward a mellow, mature profile. It is ruby with garnet at the rim, showing ripe cherry and plum over vanilla, toffee, tobacco and a leathery, savoury note from bottle age. The palate is medium to full bodied, the tannins smooth and resolved, with bright acidity and a long, warm finish. Serve at seventeen to eighteen degrees. It suits roast lamb, grilled beef and mushroom dishes, and traditional Rioja partners such as roast suckling lamb.