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Ramirez de la Piscina, Rioja Seleccion Reserva, 2020

Red Wine from Rioja, Spain
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Rioja Reserva remains one of the last honest bargains in wine: the producer does the aging for you and only releases the bottle when they think it is ready. The Ramirez de la Piscina family farms in San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Abalos, at the northern edge of the Rioja Alta under the Sierra Cantabria, and takes its name from a 12th-century Romanesque hermitage that still stands nearby. The Seleccion is 100% Tempranillo from estate vineyards on soils with an unusually high limestone content running through the clay, which is where the wine's freshness and its long life come from, dry-farmed with no herbicides, pesticides or fungicides. It ferments spontaneously in stainless steel, then spends sixteen months in American and French oak bordelaise barrels on its fine lees, then at least two more years in bottle in the underground cellar before it is allowed out. The oak here seasons the wine rather than sitting on top of it. Open it tonight or leave it another five years; either way it delivers.

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Antonio Galloni

91 points

"The 2020 Reserva Selección is Tempranillo sourced from San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Ábalos, Rioja Alta. Aged for 16 months in new oak barrels (50/50 American and French), this purple wine presents caramel and lactic notes, along with enveloping vanilla, cedar and coconut tones atop a black-fruited core. Dry, creamy and juicy on the palate, the fine-grained, fairly chalky mouthfeel lingers with an oaky flavor. This is a New World expression of Rioja red." —Joaquín Hidalgo

Wine Spectator

92 points

"Up front there's a compact feel to this firm red but also a sense of balance and integration. Opens in the glass, revealing a fragrant overtone of dried flowers, eucalyptus, star anise and mocha, with flavors of plumped cherry and baked plum that linger on the finish. Best from 2026 through 2035." —Alison Napjus

More about Ramirez de la Piscina

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Tempranillo

  • Vintage

    2020

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast lamb or suckling pig, lamb chops grilled over embers, chorizo and morcilla, patatas a la riojana, or a plate of aged Manchego.

Tasting Profile

Medium-bodied and dry, with red cherry, dried strawberry, leather, tobacco and sweet baking spice. Smooth, resolved tannins, balanced acidity, and a long savory finish.