As one of the top crus, Prado Enea is made with the choicest fruit available. The winemakers then adhere to a low intervention model by fermenting the late-harvest grapes in large oak without added yeasts or temperature control.... Read More
The modern label suggests that Placeres Sensoriales is a different type of Rioja. Pedro Pecina Gil wanted to reintroduce the world to a style of Rioja before the French influence of winemaking with extended oak aging, so this... Read More
Founded in July 1890, La Rioja Alta built its brand on the '890' and '904' series of Gran Reservas. From then on, new properties and vineyards were acquired as they became available. The winery is still going strong... Read More
Founded in July 1890, La Rioja Alta built its brand on the '890' and '904' series of Gran Reservas. From then on, new properties and vineyards were acquired as they became available. The winery is still going strong... Read More
In 1904, La Rioja Alta assimilated Bodegas Ardanza (founded in 1890) and gained some of the best vineyards used in Viña Ardanza to this day. The 2016 Reserva is a blend of separately vinified/aged Tempranillo (80%) from... Read More
Sweet strawberries and leather on the nose and palate. wonderful complexity with well integrated hints of vanilla and spice. Another great vintage from a benchmark producer.
Some Rioja have tipped the scales with cumbersome American oak treatment. Daniel Rodriquez and his cousin, Alejandro (formerly of Pingus), use large, second-use, lightly toasted French oak barrels for the delicate fruit harvest... Read More
