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La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 890 2005

La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 890

2005
95
PARKER
97
DECANTER
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£170.30

/ 0.75 L btl

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Spec sheet

TypeRed wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti13.5%

The wine

La Rioja Alta started out on July 10th 1890, with the founding of the company called Sociedad Vinícola de La Rioja Alta by five vine-growing families; the winery was situated in Haro's Barrio de la Estación and their first wine was the Reserva 1890, precursor of the present-day Gran Reserva 890 and a veritable jewel in the winery's crown. A classic-style coupage, Tempranillo with Graciano and Mazuelo, aged for six years in American oak, the perfect wine for the most special of occasions.

Drinking and storing

Serve between 17ºC and 18ºC

Ratings and awards

201196 PK
201097 PK
200595 PK97 DC
200494+ PK
200195 PK96 PN
199894 PK
PK: ParkerPN: PeñínDC: Decanter

Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker

They were eager to show me their 2010 Gran Reserva 890, their flagship wine from one of the most heralded vintages of recent times, the next vintage of this wine since 2005. It's 95% Tempranillo, 3% Graciano and 2% Mazuelo that fermented destemmed and crushed with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel vats for 18 days, the Tempranillo and Mazuelo together and the Graciano separately. After letting the wine settle for the winter, they selected the lots that would age for six years in used American oak barrels with 10 manual rackings. The wine epitomizes the classical style of Rioja Alta with long aging in barrel, developed and tertiary wines with a silky palate and a complex and decadent nose of forest floor, truffles, cigar ash and cedar wood. They need a very special selection of vineyards at higher altitude that take longer to ripen, and they don't do it fully every year. If they don't, the grapes go to Ardanza, but in 2010, the days were warm and the nights very cold and the grapes ripened thoroughly and could stand the long time in barrel without being oaky. They have stopped the last rackings to keep a little more freshness, and the wine feels phenomenal. This has to be one of the finest vintages for this wine. It's drinkable now but should also age for a very long time; it's intense, complex and elegant. A selection of 236 barrels were blended and bottled unfiltered in March 2017 into 61,643 bottles, 4,189 magnums and some larger formats. There will be a 2011 of this wine and then 2015 and possibly 2016 (but no 2012, 2013 or 2014). This is a very intense 890. Classicism in a bottle.

— Luis Gutiérrez (14/07/2022)Robert Parker Wine Advocate Vintage 2010 - 97 PARKER

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The winery

La Rioja Alta

La Rioja Alta

La Rioja Alta is one of Rioja's historic wineries, creator of such emblematic brands as Viña Ardanza, Viña Arana, Viña Alberdi, Gran Reserva 890 and Gran Reserva 904. All its wines are excellent and clearly exemplify what it means to be a great classic Rioja today, in the present. Their wines are elegant, complex and sophisticated like those of yesteryear, but with more body, colour and robustness, wines adapted to today's gastronomic demands. In short, a...

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