Rioja Alta, Gran Reserva 890
From Rioja, Spain
| Vintage: | 1981 |
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| Description: | The 2004 Gran Reserva 890 is the top of the range here, a wine that is only released three/four times per decade in exceptional years. They start by sourcing grapes from their oldest vineyards and going through a slow process of aging the wine in American oak barrels for six years, with ten manual rackings, and each time there is a selection of only the best barrels. The bottled wine is 13.5% alcohol with a remarkably low pH (3.0) that to me means 'quality' of the acidity, which is a healthy six grams per liter (in tartaric). The nose is all about forest floor aromas, game, cigar ash, incense, old furniture and some smoked meat. The palate shows what the technical data was hinting--very fresh with slightly dusty tannins and nice acidity. It's polished, but feels livelier than some older |
| Price: | $ 1630.00 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Previously available from Westgarth Wines
| Address: |
475 Washington Blvd. Marina del Rey, CA 90292 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 310-943-9336 |
First added to 1000 Corks on April 29, 2022.
This product was inactivated August 1, 2022.
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