2016 Perez Pascuas Gran Seleccion Gran Reserva

97 POINTS: From the family’s smallest, low-yielding oldest plot called Valtarrena, with over 90-year-old vines that were planted by the current generation’s grandfather, the 2016 Perez Pascuas Gran Seleccion Gran Reserva is not made every year. There is no 2017 or 2018. The full-bodied 100% Tempranillo opens in sweet raspberry and vanilla aromas coated by firm, grippy tannins. It threads the needle between powerful and graceful. It has another 10-plus years to go, aged 26 months in mostly American oak, and spends at least eight years more in bottle before release.