Winery: La Rioja Alta S.A.
Region: D.O.C. Rioja
Vintage: 2011
Bottle: 150 cl.
Grape Varieties: 89% Tempranillo y 11% Graciano
Type: Red Wine Gran Reserva
Alcohol Content: 14.5%
Serving Temperature: 16º - 18º
La Rioja Alta winery is one of Rioja's top producers of fine wines in the classic Rioja style, producing hig-quality wines in the classic Rioja style.
La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 904 is a true Rioja classic wine with excellent ageing potential.
Made with 89 percent Tempranillo from vines over 60 years old located in the highest areas of Rioja. A vintage officially classified as "Excellent"
Winemaking:
The grapes, after destemming and light crushing, get into tanks where they go through the alcoholic fermentation for 17 days. The batches selected are allowed to complete the malolactic fermentation naturally over 75 days.
The wine is aged for four years in used American oak barrels. During this time, the wine is racked eight times using the traditional barrel-to-barrel methods.
The final blend was bottled in November 2016.
Tasting Notes:
Intense, deep cherry-red colour. Classic Rioja nose of tobacco, leather, toffee, cloves, chocolate, mints, and spiced red fruit aromas; blackberry jam, raspberries. The palate is fresh and lively, with soft berry fruit, vanilla, toffee, and spice, with nice silky tannins and a long aftertaste.
Notes: It has good ageing potential and will drink well through 2033+.
