Los vinos de Alejandro Fernández siguen la premisa de hacerse siempre a su gusto, vinos longevos, que aguanten y evolucionen con el paso del tiempo. Éste vino es una clara muestra de ello. Y sobresaliente.

En cata ciega:

De apariencia turbio, color "castaña" evolucionado, capa media alta, ribete teja con algo de precipitado.
Nada más asomar la nariz a la copa enamora. Interesante, complejo, predominan aromas terciarios, mucho cacao pero también asoma la fruta roja, balsámicos, especias, ligeros toques animales...
En boca es un vino fino, elegante, de trago largo, conbuena acidez, con recuerdos de fruta roja en posgusto, buena tanicidad aún, final ligeramente amargo que lo hace muy atractivo. un vinazo vivo, y por muchos años.

Nota de etiqueta: embotellado en 1984

This wine was the subject of some debate here. It says bottled 1984 on the label but Walt discovered from Alejandro Fernandez that the wine is in fact a 1978 Gran Reserva. I opened the bottle with some wine loving Spanish friends with hope and fear in my heart.
On opening the aroma was very promising. Not corked and some pleasant secondary aromas present with some fruit. The colour was light red at the centre fading to orange at the rim. In the glass there were aromas of leather/meat and a touch of VA like an aged Ch Musar. On the palate the wine was pleasant but not as interesting as on the nose. Some fruit survived but sadly it quickly faded. After an hour it was less appealing. I have no doubt that 5-10 years ago this would have been fascinating. Still it was a pleasure to have a taste of history.