La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva "904" Rioja DOCa 2010

There’s oak, lots of it and it delivers this cuvée’s trademark array of decadent aromas magnificently. Come-hither notes of desiccated coconut, toasted walnuts and cheesecake base interplay with a core of black forest fruit so precise and detailed in profile it’s like tasting in high definition. Your palate is the proverbial kitchen of the party where things move up a level with the arrival of mocha, sour cherries, clove and a wisp of menthol freshness. I could continue with sweet tobacco, autumnal leaves and a coquettish damson thing but by now you’ve got the idea. There will be no 2012, 2013 or 2014 904 – pile in. Drink 2020-2050.