About this winery

La Rioja Alta S.A. was founded in 1890 in Haro, Rioja Alta. La Rioja Alta S.A. owns 4 wineries in Spain including the winery bearing its name. In addition to La Rioja Alta, S.A. the Group own Torre de Oña, a single estate winery located in the heart of Rioja Alavesa, Lagar de Cervera in Rías Baixas, and Áster in Ribera del Duero. The wineries owned by La Rioja Alta S.A. focus on the balance between tradition and modernization of their winemaking, vineyard management and facilities. The group...

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Production notes

Manual picking. The bunches are transported to the winery in 20 kg boxes in refrigerated vehicles. Only perfectly ripe grapes are included in the blend. Once fermentation is completed, the wines are transferred to barrels and aged separately: 36 months in 4-year-old American oak barrels for Tempranillo, with 6 manual rackings; and 30 months for Garnacha, with 5 manual rackings, then in barrels that had previously contained 2 to 3 wines.

Tasting notes

Intense garnet red colour, with a clear rim. Outstanding aromatic intensity on the nose, with spicy and balsamic liquorice, clove, nutmeg and black pepper notes, enveloping a subtle hint of ripe red fruit: brandied cherry and raspberry jam. The palate is wellbalanced, fresh, with a broad range of flavours and soft, round tannins, leading to a spicy, balsam-like aftertaste on the finish.