From one site, the 2015 Finca Iscorta De Pecina Gran Reserva has more density, more alcohol, more color, and more black fruit on the palate and should age outstandingly. Finca Iscorta is the winery’s oldest vineyard, which it treats as a grand cru, only making the wine in worthy years. The next won’t be until 2019. Strong and powerful in tannin and full-bodied weight, it could go another 20-30 years, so intensely concentrated, spiced, and textured, from both a powerful year and a powerful site. It spent four years in used American oak.

A more modern Gran Reserva from a single vineyard, the 2015 Finca Iscorta de Peciña Gran Reserva was produced with the grapes from a 50-year-old vineyard, fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel with a moderate extraction and short-ish maceration. It matured in used American oak barrels for four years and was racked every six months. It's a little darker, the color and the fruit profile, and it's intensely balsamic, with notes of camphor and abundant spicy notes. It's solid and seamless and fills your mouth; it's powerful with 15% alcohol and 6.2 grams of acidity, ripe but balanced. It should continue developing nicely in bottle. 16,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2020. - LG

The 2015 Gran Reserva Finca Iscorta de Peciña is a blend of 95% Tempranillo, 3% Graciano and 2% Garnacha sourced from the Labastida area in Rioja Alavesa. Aged for 48 months in American oak barrels, this deeply hued wine reveals enticing aromas of plum, cherry, bay leaf and thyme, with subtle hints of coconut and vanilla. On the palate, it offers a dry, creamy and plush texture, characterized by a chalky mouthfeel that lingers with a satisfying clinginess. This well-balanced red showcases a New World approach. - JH