Bodegas Franco-Espanolas Rioja Royal Reserva 1970 CS20230713 Located in the Los Carneros

Located in the Los Carneros AVA (Sonoma) The variety is well-established in Austria has a unique history

and nutmeg intermingle with sweet agave fruit notes

The nose shows beautifully ripe peach and apricot notes

Bright acid with a creamy palate

tangy finish held together by spicy almond undertones that linger beautifully

Bodegas Franco-Espanolas Rioja Royal Reserva 1970 CS20230713 Located in the Los CarnerosFounded in 1890 by a Bordeaux native, Bodegas Franco Espaolas represents a unique moment in Rioja's historyFrench winemaking expertise arriving to replant vineyards devastated by phylloxera. By 1970, the winery was wholly Spanish, yet the Bordeaux legacy lived in its classical approach. This Royal Reserva from that spectacular vintage embodies extended aging and wines that improve for decades. The year Rioja earned its official DO statuswinemakers