Rioja, Vina Ardanza
    La Rioja Alta

    Rioja, Vina Ardanza, 2019

    94/100
    Robert Parker Wine Advocate
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    1. New Release

      2019

      6x75cl

      DP

      £167.12

    2. New Release

      2019

      6x75cl

      DP

      £167.12

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    1. New Release

      2019

      3x1.5L

      EP

      £129.00

    2. New Release

      2019

      3x1.5L

      EP

      £129.00

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    Critic Reviews

    94/100
    Luis Gutierrez,
    Robert Parker Wine Advocate
    No 2018 was produced, so after the 2017 I tasted last year, we jumped to the 2019 Vina Ardanza Reserva, produced with a blend of 80% Tempranillo and 20% Garnacha. It fermented destemmed in stainless steel and aged in American oak barrels, 36 months for the Tempranillo and 30 months for Garnacha, and was blended before bottling. 2019 is a very good year for them, a small crop of powerful and concentrated wines when they produced all their brands, an exception. This is spicy, structured, balanced and powerful in this warm year, reaching the customary 14.5% alcohol and keeping a pH of 3.54 and 5.5 grams of acidity. It's still very young and undeveloped, with the classical profile, generous in American oak aromas and flavors that should slowly integrate in the wine with years in bottle. For them, 2019 means a change in Ardanza, less spicy (but still quite spicy, with clove, vanilla and tobacco leaves) and with more fresh fruit from the Garnacha. But the year is a modern version of 2015. 500,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in December 2023. No 2023 or 2024 will be produced either.
    drinking window 2025 - 2038
    date of review 02/2025

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    Specifications

    Country:
    Spain
    Region:
    Rioja
    Appellation:
    Rioja Alta
    Producer:
    La Rioja Alta
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Tempranillo
    abv:
    14.5%

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    This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.