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| "I have admired [La Rioja Alta’s] wines for many years - Rioja that speaks so eloquently and with such clarity of their place ….
Quite simply, these are some of the finest Riojas that can grace your cellar: complex, refined, classic, but without compromising fruit intensity - and, to reiterate, wines that speak about where they come from."
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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| | | "One of Rioja’s most famed Bodegas, this 300-hectare estate was established in the heart of Haro in 1890. All of the vineyards are in Rioja Alta - unsurprising given the name. La Rioja Alta has a long-standing reputation for producing some of the region’s best, most traditionally made wines across the range. Solid value is the rule here, from top to bottom. The entry-level wines are among Rioja’s best values. American oak is used exclusively .... Tempranillo fans of the old Rioja school, and there are plenty of them, are loyal followers of the estate with good reason." Josh Raynolds, Vinous
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| | "They used the words subtlety, elegance, finesse, delicacy, and silk to define the 2015 Gran Reserva 904 Selección Especial, a blend of 90% Tempranillo from their vineyards in Villalba, Briñas, and Rodezno with 10% Graciano from the Montecillo vineyard in Fuenmayor that was picked 23 days later than the Tempranillo. The grapes were sorted optically for the first time, and they fermented in stainless steel where the wine went through malolactic too. The wine was put in barrel in January 2016 — used American oak barrels built by their own coopers — where it matured for four years, during which time it was racked every six months. 2015 was a healthy vintage with balanced ripeness that delivered wines with good aging potential. They thought the wine needed a little more time in bottle to polish those tannins and have decided to hold it and release the wine around March 2023; it will be marked Selección Especial, the first 904 to do so, as they have very high hopes for this year and believe it's one of the finest vintages. They think it will develop the sophistication in the palate with a little more time and that is should achieve the silkiness that is the signature of 904."
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
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| | 90% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano
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| ▪ "A perfumed nose of plums, mulberries, mushrooms, caramel, sweet tobacco and sweet spices. Full-bodied with velvety, fine tannins and lively acidity. Balanced and supple with a creamy texture. Delicate and precise with a long, polished finish. Drink or hold."
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| ▪ "Color: dark cherry, garnet edge; Aromatics: ripe fruit, candied fruit, wood, tobacco, sweet spices, wild herbs, and a lactic note; Palate: spicy, ripe tannins, long, elegant."
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Guía Peñín
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| | | | | ▪ " This is a very complete wine with such beautiful length and intensity. It’s compact and very driven with a great finish and length. Dark berries, dried flowers, sandalwood and hints of dried fruit. Extremely long and balanced."
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JamesSuckling.com
6 Bottles, 0.75L
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