2001 Spain
The 2001 harvest has produced one of the greatest Spanish vintages of all time, particularly for tempranillo wines - Spain's finest indigenous red wine grape. Despite a mixed growing season afflicted by hard frost, inordinate heat, prolonged drought and potentially damaging rains, producers in La Rioja, where tempranillo is the main grape, predicted the 2001 vintage for red wines would be superior even to the exceptional 1994 vintage.
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Bodegas R. Lopez de Heredia,
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Viña Tondonia, located in the heart of the Rioja Alta region, is one of the most famous names in all of Spain, its reputation built on a superb terroir of alluvial clay and limestone and a gentle sloping aspect close to the Ebro River. The superlative 2001 vintage has yielded a Reserva of huge charm, wonderful complexity and un-nerving potential.
The wine is made from three quarters Tempranillo with the balance shared evenly between Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo. It has been aged for 6 years in American oak, with racking taking place twice every year. A traditional Rioja par excellence, the 2001, marries fruit and spice, charcuterie, vanillin and earthy richness; a cornucopia of quality in other words and one which will continue to get better and better.
Simon Field MW, Fine Wine Buyer
Bodegas R. López de Heredia is one of the wine world’s great treasures. Founded in 1877 by Don Rafael López de Heredia y Landeta, the bodega was built close to the railway station at Haro, in Rioja, its location geographically symbolic for proximity of access to the ideas of Bordeaux and practically useful for transportation of both grapes and wines. The quality of the wines is such that they have maintained a plateau of perfection for years.
The wine is made from three quarters Tempranillo with the balance shared evenly between Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo. It has been aged for 6 years in American oak, with racking taking place twice every year. A traditional Rioja par excellence, the 2001, marries fruit and spice, charcuterie, vanillin and earthy richness; a cornucopia of quality in other words and one which will continue to get better and better.
Simon Field MW, Fine Wine Buyer
Bodegas R. López de Heredia is one of the wine world’s great treasures. Founded in 1877 by Don Rafael López de Heredia y Landeta, the bodega was built close to the railway station at Haro, in Rioja, its location geographically symbolic for proximity of access to the ideas of Bordeaux and practically useful for transportation of both grapes and wines. The quality of the wines is such that they have maintained a plateau of perfection for years.
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La Rioja Alta,
Ready, but will keep,
The elements could not have been kinder throughout the growing season and the vines developed beautifully. The ripening process was slow and steady and the fruit achieved an optimal level of ripeness come harvest-time. Such a wonderful alignment of nature’s potentially fickle components gave the perfect starting point from which, with careful management and attention to detail, a wine of great poise and personality could be created. The final blend is 90% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano from vines with an average age of 40 years. The ageing took place in 4-year old American oak barrels and it was racked every six months until bottling in June 2006.
The finished wine is a ruby-red which fades to a brick-like orange at the rim, classic Rioja. The nose is intense but fresh and vibrant, with delicate balsamic, spice, red fruit notes and a hint of mocha. The palate is round and structured with sweet tannins and a long-lasting finish to savour.
Nick Stewart - Fine Wine Team
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Finca Allende,
Ready, but will improve,
A perfect ambassador for new-wave Rioja from a memorable recent vintage. There are truffles and wild herbs on the nose and a full, richly textured palate with excellent length. A wine for keeping.
"Price aside, there is no question that the 2001 Aurus, an 85% Tempranillo/15% Graciano blend, is a profound offering. It possesses a fabulously complex nose of black fruits intermixed with truffles, licorice, smoky oak, and flowers. Voluptuously-textured with super concentration,and a finish that lasts nearly a minute, this monumental Rioja should drink well young, yet last for 15 years." 95/100 pts (Robert Parker - Wine Advocate - June 2005)
"Price aside, there is no question that the 2001 Aurus, an 85% Tempranillo/15% Graciano blend, is a profound offering. It possesses a fabulously complex nose of black fruits intermixed with truffles, licorice, smoky oak, and flowers. Voluptuously-textured with super concentration,and a finish that lasts nearly a minute, this monumental Rioja should drink well young, yet last for 15 years." 95/100 pts (Robert Parker - Wine Advocate - June 2005)
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La Rioja Alta,
Ready, but will improve,
Decanter World Wine Awards 2015 – Regional Trophy Winner - Red Rioja Gran Reserva over £15
890 Gran Reserva is a more robust, darker and concentrated version of their other great red, the 904 Gran Reserva. Named after the date of the creation of La Roja Alta (1890), this 2001 vintage has been lovingly cared for over the past 13 years. Over six years of maturation in 100% New American oak, is followed by some seven years in bottle at the Bodega. Finally released when deemed to be approaching maturity. The oldest vines from the estate are chosen to produce this wine, with a limited production of only 2,600 cases.
890 Gran Reserva is a more robust, darker and concentrated version of their other great red, the 904 Gran Reserva. Named after the date of the creation of La Roja Alta (1890), this 2001 vintage has been lovingly cared for over the past 13 years. Over six years of maturation in 100% New American oak, is followed by some seven years in bottle at the Bodega. Finally released when deemed to be approaching maturity. The oldest vines from the estate are chosen to produce this wine, with a limited production of only 2,600 cases.
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Simon Field MW - Wine Buyer