2015 Akutain, Rioja Gran Reserva pinot noir floral notes of ripe cherries

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2015 Akutain, Rioja Gran Reserva pinot noir floral notes of ripe cherriesIf you are a devotee of ultra traditional, old school Rioja, names like Lpez de Heredia, CVNE, and La Rioja Alta are likely etched into your cellar's DNA. But there is a tiny, under the radar house you've likely never heard of, and weve been waiting nearly six years for their Gran Reserva bottling to finally land stateside: Bodega Akutain. This minute, family run estate commands just 6 hectares of vines, operating on a mere fraction of the scale of