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Mixed Case Rioja Reserva Viña Ardanza, La Rioja Alta Mixed Vintage

RegionSpain
Subregion Spain > Rioja
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyTempranillo

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Tasting Notes

***1989 Ardanza Reserva - 17.5 points, Richard Hemming MW, JancisRobinson.com***
70% Tempranillo, 25% Garnacha, with Mazuelo and Graciano. Pale garnet. Stewed fruit, chocolate and lovely granitic mineral aromas too. Smooth, lengthy, still fresh with acid – a lovely example of fully mature rioja that is still in the prime of life.

***2000 Ardanza Reserva - 17.5 points, Richard Hemming MW, JancisRobinson.com***
80% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha . Sumptuous, sophisticated black fruit with creamy vanilla scent and wonderful cake spices and milk chocolate. Spot on, and with plenty of mileage still in the tank.

***2001 Ardanza Reserva Especial - 17.5 points, Richard Hemming MW, JancisRobinson.com***
Bottled September 2005. Third Reserva Especial in history. 80% Tempranillo (aged in four-year-old American oak for 36 months) and 20% Garnacha (aged in 2- to 3-year-old American oak for 30 months). Best vintage ever, according to the winemaker, with a long ripening season. Deep, rich nose with cooked blackberry and spice, and still very youthful freshness to the fruit. Tremendous vanilla cream on the finish. Long, subtle, elegant.

17.5
Richard Hemming MW, JancisRobinson.com, January 2000
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