La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 904 2015
72.45€ (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Spain
Other sizes: Magnum
3 for immediate shipment. More, available on 02/05/2025
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
They used the words subtlety, elegance, finesse, delicacy and silk to define the 2015 Gran Reserva 904 Selección Especial, a blend of 90% Tempranillo from their vineyards in Villalba, Briñas and Rodezno with 10% Graciano from the Montecillo vineyard in Fuenmayor that was picked 23 days later than the Tempranillo. The grapes were sorted optically for the first time, and they fermented in stainless steel where the wine went through malolactic too. The wine was put in barrel in January 2016—used American oak barrels built by their own coopers—where it matured for four years, during which time it was racked every six months. 2015 was a healthy vintage with balanced ripeness that delivered wines with good aging potential. They thought the wine needed a little more time in bottle to polish those tannins and have decided to hold it and release the wine around March 2023; it will be marked Selección Especial, the first 904 to do so, as they have very high hopes for this year and believe it's one of the finest vintages. They think it will develop the sophistication in the palate with a little more time and that is should achieve the silkiness that is the signature of 904. This is very 2015; I saw quite strong tannins in all the 2015 wines I tasted from Rioja Alta. There are some 150,000 bottles of this.
Features
Type of wine
Style
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
13.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 16ºC and 18ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 4 years in American oak barrels.
Description
Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 904 is made from Tempranillo and Graciano grape varieties. These grapes come from Tempranillo vineyards located in Briñas, Labastida and Villalba, and Graciano in Montecillo, in the town of Fuenmayor.
These vineyards have an average age of over 60 years and are characterised by their clay-limestone soils, which favours the quality of the grapes.
Winemaking
The grapes are harvested by hand and the bunches are selected in the field and transported to the winery refrigerated in boxes that maintain their integrity. In the meantime, the vinification process is carried out after a gentle destemming and crushing.
Then the musts are transferred to the tanks where they undergo alcoholic fermentation for 17 days. Then, the selected lots complete malolactic fermentation naturally in 75 days.
The wine isaged for 4 years in our own American oak barrels.
Taste
Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 904 is fresh and lively on the palate , with polished, silky tannins and a gentle, delicate finish. It is very long, aftertaste, with citrus and balsamic notes; with a long and complex final sensation.
A wine of pure silk and delicacy
La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 904, is one of the original wines of Bodega La Rioja Alta, S.A. It represents one of the great Rioja classics, delicate and full of complexity, with great potential and ageing capacity.
It is a red wine for great moments. Ideal to accompany main dishes, all kinds of meats and stews and desserts with chocolate topping and as an after-dinner drink.
And you, haven't you tried it yet? You're already late!
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