By taking advantage of the approaching Christmas holiday season the doyen winery of Ribera del Duero has launched in the market a delightful wine that will make more demanding palate greatly enjoy thanks to this Special Reserva 1999 coming from vineyards aged over 40 years. The Special Reserva 1999 made of 100% tinta del país and bottled in February 2002 with 14 months aging period is featuring a ripe cherry red colour, thoroughly covered and bright. This wine shows ripe black fruit aromas well-merged with spicy hints of oak, which grant this wine with a touch of complexity. With its great character this wine provides fleshy, tasty, full and elegant mouth. By launching the Special Reserva 1999 whose harvest was classified as excellent by the Regulatory Council, Protos wants to reward its consumers’ loyalty.
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Protos Selección rated 90 points by Robert Parker
Source: Wine Advocate # 183 Jun 2009 Reviewer: Jay Miller Rating: 90 Maturity: Drink: 2011 - 2021 Current (Release) Cost: $75 (75) The purple-colored 2006 Seleccion has an aromatic array of toasty new oak, mineral, lavender, incense, and black cherry. On the palate it has a plush texture, the best balance of these three wines, and plenty of ripe fruit. It has several years of aging ...
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