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La Rioja Alta, Rioja Reserva Vina Ardanza, 2019

Red Wine from Rioja, Spain
by La Rioja Alta
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A reference-point Rioja Reserva, Viña Ardanza blends 80% Tempranillo from two northern Rioja Alta vineyards (Fuenmayor, Cenicero) and 20% Garnacha from Tudelilla in Rioja Oriental. The wine undergoes 17-day fermentation then ages 36 months in American oak (Tempranillo) and 30 months in oak with 20% new (Garnacha). The result is a wine of depth and elegance: bright cherry, balsamic spice, soft tannic structure, and a mineral frame. Drink now through 2036.

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Antonio Galloni

93 points

"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." —Joaquín Hidalgo

Robert Parker

94 points

"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." —Luis Gutiérrez

Decanter

94 points

"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."

More about La Rioja Alta

A Rioja icon for over 130 years, La Rioja Alta is the real deal—traditional, patient, unafraid of aging wine. With 300 hectares of vineyard and 50,000 casks in reserve, they make wines like Viña Ardanza and Gran Reserva 904 that taste like history and care. Not trendy. Just great.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Red Blend , Tempranillo

  • Vintage

    2019

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine:

80% Tempranillo from 30-year-old vines in Rioja Alta20% Garnacha from Rioja Baja, a specialty of the subzoneAll estate fruitManual picking began at the end of SeptemberOnly the ripest grapes make the final cutAged for 36 months on four-year-old American oak Barrels

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roasted lamb, beef stew, cured meats, mushroom pasta, aged Spanish cheeses.

Tasting Profile

Redcurrant, plum, cherry, black pepper, balsamic. Soft, silky tannins, medium-plus body, balanced acidity, lingering spiced finish.

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