La Rioja Altas forrygende Reserva med 94 point fra Robert Parker.
Årgang 2019 har vist som en særdeles flot årgang hos La Rioja Alta, hvor man endnu en gang har skabt vine på et svimlende høj kvalitetsniveau. Måske bedst eksemplificeret ved deres Ardanza Reserva 2019, som er bedre end nogensinde før.
Baseret primært på tempranillo (80 %) fra omkring 30 år gamle stokke i Cuesta-marken i Cenicero og Montecillo i Fuenmayor tilsat 20% Garnacha (Grenache) fra højtliggende La Pedriza i Tudelilla, som blandt vingårdens bedste marker for netop denne druesort.
Andelen af tempranillo har efter gæringen i rustfri ståltanke lagret 36 måneder i amerikanske egetræsfade, mens andelen af Garnacha har lagret 30 måneder. Til Ardanza er der brugt 20 % helt nye fade, mens resten er brugte.
Duften byder på ærkeklassiske Rioja-noter med mørke bær, toast, vanilje, læder og tobak, mens man i smagen vil opleve en lidt lysere frugtprofil med indslag af friske jordbær i samspil med lakrids og karamel. Ardanza besidder masser af koncentration og power, der smukt balanceres af flot friskhed og saftighed, der sikrer et flot lagringspotentiale på mindst 10 år.
Robert Parker - 94
No 2018 was produced, so after the 2017 I tasted last year, we jumped to the 2019 Viña Ardanza Reserva, produced with a blend of 80% Tempranillo and 20% Garnacha. It fermented destemmed in stainless steel and aged in American oak barrels, 36 months for the Tempranillo and 30 months for Garnacha, and was blended before bottling. 2019 is a very good year for them, a small crop of powerful and concentrated wines when they produced all their brands, an exception. This is spicy, structured, balanced and powerful in this warm year, reaching the customary 14.5% alcohol and keeping a pH of 3.54 and 5.5 grams of acidity. It's still very young and undeveloped, with the classical profile, generous in American oak aromas and flavors that should slowly integrate in the wine with years in bottle. For them, 2019 means a change in Ardanza, less spicy (but still quite spicy, with clove, vanilla and tobacco leaves) and with more fresh fruit from the Garnacha. But the year is a modern version of 2015. 500,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in December 2023. No 2023 or 2024 will be produced either.
Decanter - 94
A super-classic and great interpretation of Rioja reserva, this offers all the appealing sweet red berry fruit and American oak with serious struture and balance. Soft and inviting, this is surely a reference for reserva wines in the region. A blend of 80%Tempranillo – from two vineyards in Fuenmayor and Cenicero, northern Rioja Alta – and 20% Garnacha from Tudelilla in Rioja Oriental, a 17-day fermentation was followed by ageing in American oak barrels from the producer's own cooperage: 36 months for the Tempranillo and 30 months (in 20% new) for the Garnacha. Bottled in December 2023.
Vinous - 93
The 2019 Reserva Viña Ardanza is a blend of Tempranillo and Garnacha from Rioja Alta. Its bouquet opens with cherry liqueur, black fruit and balsamic herbs alongside a touch of pepper. Dry, silky and just fresh enough, it offers good body with agility, polished tannins and a velvety feel. The long, sapid finish continues with gentle grip. This is balanced and expressive—a classic Rioja with a modern, fruit-driven flourish.
| Årgang | 2019 |
| Vintype | Rødvin |
| Land | Spanien |
| Område | Rioja |
| Kommune | DOC Rioja |
| Producent | La Rioja Alta |
| Alkoholprocent | 14.5% |
| Indhold | 75cl |
| Druer | Tempranillo, Garnacha |
| Produktionsmetode | Konventionel |
| Proptype | Kork |
| Faktablad | Hent faktablad |
| Varenr. | 65947 |
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