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La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 890 2010
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$191.69
This is really refined and complex, with dark mineral, savory berries, mussels, walnuts, sweet spices, truffles,...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904 2001
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$108.95
This is a very complete wine with such beautiful length and intensity. It’s compact and very driven with a great...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904 2005
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$179.11
The 2005 Gran Reserva 904 is a superb blend of Tempranillo from the villages of Briñas, Labastida and Villalba with...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$88.95
The 2005 Gran Reserva 904 is a superb blend of Tempranillo from the villages of Briñas, Labastida and Villalba with...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$75.45
Wonderful purity of fruit with a strawberry, currant and plum character. Full and velvety body with ultra-fine...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904 2009
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$218.17
This is a driven and super tight Gran Reserva with dark berries and hints of spice and cedar. A spicy red-pepper...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$88.46
This is a driven and super tight Gran Reserva with dark berries and hints of spice and cedar. A spicy red-pepper...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904 2010
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$79.78
Fresh blueberries and brambleberries take center stage, which is striking for a wine of this age. There are also lots...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904 2011
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$65.76
Lovely dried red fruit, such as plums with just a hint of prunes. Cedar, walnut and leather undertones. Full-bodied...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904 2015
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$178.95
Very impressive complexity and width on the nose, showing lots of savoriness with mushrooms, sandalwood, cedar, sweet...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$79.94
Very impressive complexity and width on the nose, showing lots of savoriness with mushrooms, sandalwood, cedar, sweet...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva Vina Arana 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$44.50
Beautiful nose coconut cream, vanilla and mocha nose. Smooth and mellow on the rich and velvety palate with lots of...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva Vina Arana 2016
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$96.95
Beautiful transparency here with fresh flowers, green tobacco, pine needles, crushed stones and sandalwood. Dark...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva Vina Arana 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$51.93
Beautiful transparency here with fresh flowers, green tobacco, pine needles, crushed stones and sandalwood. Dark...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Reserva Vina Ardanza 2001
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$73.45
Incredible aromas of flowers such as violets and orange blossom with dark fruits and sweet fruit tea. Full body, very...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Reserva Vina Ardanza 2005
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$164.57
Cropped from a vintage deemed almost perfect, the 2005 Viña Ardanza Reserva follows the same varietal mix found in...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Reserva Vina Ardanza 2007
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$120.50
The 2007 Viña Ardanza Reserva is a blend of Tempranillo with 20% Garnacha, the Tempranillo from 30-year-old...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Reserva Vina Ardanza 2009
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$61.95
Very fresh and vivid 2009 with berries, dark spice and hints of walnuts. Full-bodied, reserved and so held back and...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$371.25
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$231.28
The 2005 Castillo de Ygay Gran Reserva Especial, a classic among classics, is back in top form with the excellent...
Spain Andalusia La Rioja Pre-Arrival
Ever since the Phoenicians and Romans brought their knowledge of vine cultivation to Spanish soils, the country's culture has grown alongside wine production, with wine being a vital part of Spanish identity and Spanish traditions. Each region of Spain has a wine quite distinct from the others, and it is produced by smallholders and families as much as it is by large companies and established wineries. From the relatively mild and lush regions of La Rioja to the arid plateaus that surround Madrid, grapes are grown in abundance for the now booming Spanish wine industry, and new laws and regulations have recently been put in place to keep the country's standards high. By combining traditional practices with modern technology, Spanish wineries are continuing to produce distinctive wines of great character, flavor and aroma, with the focus shifting in recent decades to quality over quantity.
Andalusia, in the south of Spain, is surely the quintessential Spanish wine region. Here we find all the color and passion of this ancient country, the streets ringing with flamenco music, and wines being enjoyed with gusto at every pavement cafe. The viticultural history of Andalusia is so old, that nobody really knows when it began - it could have been started by the ancient Greeks, or by the earlier Phoenicians who certainly used the peninsula as a trading post. Whoever got it started certainly did a good job, however, as by the time the Romans moved in, the wine industry was already well established, and it has barely faltered since.
Today, the most famous wines made in Andalusia are surely the Sherries, those beautiful, aromatic fortified wines, which come out of the city of Jerez and which are made from the characterful native Palomino grape. Sherry is not the be all and end all of Andalusian produce, however - the region is also highly appreciated for the sweet dessert wines of Malaga and Montilla Moriles, as well as the beautifully refined dry red and white wines from the region’s other DO (Denomination de Origen), Condado de Huelva which are quickly gaining popularity outside of Spain.
La Rioja is by far the most famous wine region of Spain, and remains one of the world's great wine producing regions, consistently offering deep, complex red wines of character and distinction, partly due to the fact that La Rioja benefits from excellent soils, rich in minerals and nutrients, and plenty of sunshine. The climatic conditions allow the fine grape varietals to reach full ripeness and express plenty of the best features of their terroir, making La Rioja wines some of the most interesting to have ever come out of Europe. The Cantabrian mountains to the north provide the perfect shelter from the colder, wetter influences of the Atlantic oceans, and in the beloved vineyards of La Rioja, wineries have been cultivating exceedingly flavorful Tempranillo grapes for generations for the inclusion in their fine single variety and blended wines.