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Rioja DOCa Gran Reserva 904 La Rioja Alta 2005
13.5%
0.75L
Intensity
Blending Tempranillo and Graciano has produced this powerful and full-bodied red wine, marketed after several years of aging.
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Lot presentation
Rioja DOCa Gran Reserva 904 La Rioja Alta 2005
The wine
This ruby-coloured wine with brick red highlights offers up spicy, woody and leathery aromas on the nose. The palate is also quite spicy with refined tannins and impressive length. The wine is matured in the cellar for a number of years before its release onto the market.
About the Producer La Rioja Alta
Rioja Alta, which was established in 1890 by five Basque winegrowers, is one of the largest wineries in the Rioja region. The winery expanded in the 1970s, creating a new cellar and buying prestigious new parcels. Vines are managed in an environmentally friendly manner to get the very best out of each terroir and the cellar belongs to that rare breed of vineyards with its own cooperage producing the barrels used for vinification.
Detailed characteristics
Quantity: 1 bottle
Level 1 NormalObservation 1 NormalOrigin: private individual
Type of cellar: underground, natural cellar
Recoverable VAT: no
Original wooden case / Original case: no
French customs seal: no
Alcohol percentage: 13.5 %
Region: Spain - Rioja
Appellation: Rioja DOCa
Owner: La Rioja Alta
Vintage: 2005
Colour: red
Service temperature: 16°
Size (in ha): 35 hectares
Intensity: full-bodied
Leading aroma: black fruit
Tasting occasion: food-friendly wine