Cantenac Brown Vintage:2003 La Rioja Alta was founded

La Rioja Alta was founded in 1890 in Haro

Lovely stuff but once again

but there are some gorgeous peach and citrus notes that flourish on the finish

The Sandrone family employed 38 people for farming

but it’s surprisingly vital too

Cantenac Brown Vintage:2003 La Rioja Alta was foundedThe 2000 Cantenac Brown is a vintage that I last tasted just after bottling. It has a rather splendid bouquet that has matured beautifully with raspberry preserve, wild strawberry, dark chocolate and hints of rose petal, a touch of liquorice developing with aeration. The palate is perhaps showing its age a bit more with ferrous red fruit, grainy texture and a little sharpness towards the finish. But this is a typical, quite delicious mature Margaux