2015 Rioja Reserva, Finca Nueva Valentines If this wine were a

If this wine were a place: a dark hillside at dusk

There’s a quiet tension beneath the softness

more approachable range from the Donaldson family of Pegasus Bay in North Canterbury

As the third generation of the Barry winemaking family

it’s poised and powerful

2015 Rioja Reserva, Finca Nueva Valentines If this wine were aFinca Nuevas 2015 Rioja Reserva is mature Tempranillo with all the comfort of classic Rioja, but shaped with a fresher, more contemporary hand. The nose is deep and inviting, with black cherry, ripe plum, cassis and violet, layered with vanilla, cedar, cigar box, dried herbs, anise and a gentle touch of dark chocolate. On the palate, it is full, smooth and savoury, with ripe fruit now softened by bottle age into a mellow, polished register. The