La Rioja Alta Vina Alberdi Reserva Rioja (750ml)
| Vintage: | 2015 |
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| Description: | No official review yet for this Rioja Reserva overachiever, but once again it is a stunner! This bottling is showing the characteristics of the vintage (2015) with more of a presence on the palate compared to 2014. This medium-bodied Tempranillo has the usual notes of vanilla, leather, and spice with a lovely dry finish. It is a joy to drink now but with some time in the bottle it will polish up nicely. I am predicting 93 points from the wine critics, we will have to wait and see. Vina Alberdi is a 100% Tempranillo that was hand-harvested, destemmed, and vinified in tank. The wine was then aged for two years in American oak barrels manufactured in-house; the first year in new oak and the second in barrels averaging three years in age. The wine was then manually racked four times by the light of a candle; it doesn't get more old school than that!. La Rioja Alta was formed in 1890 as a partnership of 5 quality-conscious growers keen to exploit the export potential for well-made Rioja. At this time, French vineyards were ravaged by phylloxera, and connoisseurs were having to look elsewhere for supplies of fine wine. Rioja, with its excellent climate and soils, had already attracted attention, and experiments with Bordeaux-style vinification and barrique-aging were proving very successful. La Rioja Alta's wines are still crafted in the traditional Rioja manner. The bodega is adamant about not using French oak, keeping the unique Rioja style which has been developed since the end of the 19th century. In spite of the varying amount of time in cask and bottle, the wines all display a wonderful rich ruby color, gorgeous aromas of oak, spices, and fruit followed by a sensational feel on the palate, with a wonderfully smooth texture, clean rich oaky/fruity flavors, and a long lingering finish. |
| Price: | $ 17.97 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Previously available from PJ Wine
| Address: |
4898 Broadway (between 204th and 207th Streets) New York, NY 10034 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 212-567-5500 |
| Fax: | 212-567-2743 |
First added to 1000 Corks on September 6, 2020.
This product was inactivated June 14, 2021.
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