Viña Alberdi, Reserva La Rioja Alta
Spain
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Rioja
75cl
£
11.95
$
23.86
12 x
£
10.75
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£
129.00
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£
14.40
(10%)
Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Tempranillo/Tinto Fino ,
Ready, but will keep,
12.5% alc.
"The 2000 Reserva Vina Alberdi is a blend of 80% Tempranillo and 20%
Mazuela (Carignan). Medium ruby in color, it exhibits a nicely developed and
expressive nose of cedar, spice, and red currants. Light to medium-bodied,
seamless, elegant, and ripe, drink this wine now and over the next 3-4
years."
(Wine Advocate - Feb 2007)
Viña Ardanza, Reserva
Spain
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Rioja
75cl
£
17.95
$
35.84
12 x
£
16.15
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£
193.80
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£
21.60
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Tempranillo/Tinto Fino ,
Ready, but will keep,
13% alc.
Adranza offers an excellent example of the classic Rioja style. A blend of
Tempranillo and Garnacha (20 - 25%). Aged for 36 months in cask and 24 months
in bottle. This 2000 vintage has favoured the development of plentiful ripe
fruitiness, endowing the wine with lifted, complex array of aromas, evocative
of orange essence, dried berry fruit, sweet spices, with a touch of balsamic
vinegar, roasted meat, and a whiff of oak too. The palate is equally broad,
round and perfectly integrating the creamy oak, the meaty characters and the
polished tannins. Superb with roast beef, game or stuffed veal breast.
Gran Reserva 904, La Rioja Alta
Spain
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Rioja
75cl
£
28.95
$
57.80
12 x
£
26.05
Special case price
£
312.60
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£
34.80
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Tempranillo/Tinto Fino ,
Ready, but will keep,
12.5% alc.
In a head-to -head of those two great Rioja vintages, 1995 is now showing even
more promise than the 1994, although both are superb. Top grapes ( 90%
Tempranillo and 10% Mazuelo) are matured for five years in American oak and
then rested in bottle for another two years before release. An absolute gem.
Parker Score: 90
/100.
Viña Ardanza, Reserva
Spain
»
Rioja
150cl
£
40.00
$
79.87
6 x
£
32.00
Special case price
£
192.00
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£
96.00
(20%)
Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Tempranillo/Tinto Fino ,
Ready, but will keep,
13% alc.
Adranza offers an excellent example of the classic Rioja style. A blend of
Tempranillo and Garnacha (20 - 25%). Aged for 36 months in cask and 24 months
in bottle. This 2000 vintage has favoured the development of plentiful ripe
fruitiness, endowing the wine with lifted, complex array of aromas, evocative
of orange essence, dried berry fruit, sweet spices, with a touch of balsamic
vinegar, roasted meat, and a whiff of oak too. The palate is equally broad,
round and perfectly integrating the creamy oak, the meaty characters and the
polished tannins. Superb with roast beef, game or stuffed veal breast.
Gran Reserva 890, La Rioja Alta
Spain
»
Rioja
75cl
£
80.00
$
159.74
12 x
£
72.00
Special case price
£
864.00
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£
96.00
(10%)
Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Tempranillo/Tinto Fino ,
Ready, but will keep,
12.5% alc.
Gran Reserva 890, La Rioja Alta
Spain
»
Rioja
Limited Stock
75cl
£
85.00
$
169.72
12 x
£
76.50
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£
918.00
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£
102.00
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Tempranillo/Tinto Fino ,
Ready, but will keep,
12.5% alc.
One of Rioja's reference point for classically styled Gran Reservas, 1994 La
Rioja Alta 890 shows mature complexity and fabulous finesse. A seductive nose
of dried plums, tobacco, blackberries, and licorice emerges from this light
garnet-coloured wine. On the palate, multi-layered, ripe flavours of black
cherries, cedar, fungi, and dried spices are framed by a silky texture. This is
a terrific wine that has obviously been made from a blend of fabulous raw
materials, and given the 5-star quality of the 1994 vintage it will continue to
drink beautifully for another 5-7 years
BBR Score: 18/20.
Parker Score: 92
/100.
Gran Reserva 890, La Rioja Alta
Spain
»
Rioja
Limited Stock
75cl
£
120.00
$
239.60
Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Tempranillo/Tinto Fino ,
Ready, but will keep,
12.5% alc.
"This winery's top of the line offerings are the Gran Reservas. The 1981
Gran Reserva 890 boasts a knock-out nose of smoke, charcoal, vanillin, black
fruits, and cigar smoke. The wine's terrific fruit seemingly belies the
relatively advanced medium ruby color with significant amber at the edge. There
is tannin in the background, but the wine is broad and expansive, with
considerable sweet fruit, glycerin, and length. 1981 was considered one of the
great vintages for Rioja, and this wine is at its peak of maturity, although it
will last for another 15-20 years."
92/100 (Robert Parker - Wine Advocate - Oct 1997)