Country - Spain

Region - Rioja

Grape Varieties - 95% Tempranillo, 5% Graciano

Alcohol by volume - 14%

Bottle - 75cl

Combining tradition and state-of-the-art technology, La Rioja Alta, S.A. is an iconic, worldclass producer of classically styled Reserva and Gran Reserva wines which undergo considerable cask-ageing in order to achieve La Rioja Alta S.A.'s renowned style. La Rioja Alta, S.A. was founded in 1890, in the old railway quarter of Haro, by five families including the Aranas, the Ardanzas and the Alberdis - their names are now celebrated on each of the Reserva wines. The company gradually expanded, and in 1996 a new purpose-built winery in Labastida was completed, focussing on improving quality and enabling the purest expressions of fruit to be showcased in the wines. Oak is at the heart of the ageing process, and La Rioja Alta, S.A. boasts its own in-house coopers who use artisanal methods to produce their own barrels from wood imported from the US and air-dried on site in Haro.

Traditional manual racking takes place by candlelight every six months, and the vines are sustainably farmed. Their award-winning wines consistently receive accolades world-wide and in 2022, La Rioja Alta, S.A. was declared the ‘World’s Fourth Most Admired Wine Brand’ by Drinks International. The Tempranillo grapes make up the majority of the blend and come from three vineyards in Rodezno: Las Cuevas, El Palo and Las Monjas. It is blended with a small proportion of Graciano from the Montecillo vineyard in Fuenmayor. The soils are loamy with high limestone content in Rodezno, and alluvial with gravel in Montecillo.

Refined, supple and polished, with an array of red and black fruits, mocha, caramel and cedar, through to a smooth palate of elegant freshness, balance and delicate tannins that lengthen the finish.