Vina Ardanza Reserva 2019

N E W  R E L E A S E

"Great Rioja, as traditional as it gets, in good quantity and moderate (and often plain great) prices.”  Luis Gutierrez, The Wine Advocate 

"Solid value is the rule here, from top to bottom.  The entry-level wines are among Rioja's best values."   Josh Raynolds, Vinous

From La Rioja Alta, Viña Ardanza Reserva is benchmark classical Rioja known for its finesse, remarkable savoury complexity as well as ageing potential, from 80% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha, aged in American oak barrels.

The new vintage 2019 is excellent  - traditionally-styled with notes of coconut, vanilla & spiced red fruit, ripe and bright fruit with sandy tannins and a great finish.  Officially rated 'Excellent' in Rioja, 2019 is one of the top three vintages of this century, alongside 2001 and 2015.  Great  drinking now and over the next 10+ years. 

2019 Vina Ardanza Reserva, La Rioja Alta

"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. 

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."  2025-2038

94 - Luis Gutierrez, Wine Advocate

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About the Producer
One of Rioja's most famous wineries, La Rioja Alta estate was established in 1890 in Haro, with all of their vineyards in Rioja Alta, as the name suggests!  La Rioja Alta has a long-held reputation for producing some of the region's best wines across the range.  Wines are made in the traditional Rioja style, using exclusively American oak.  Racking is done by hand by candlelight to ensure supple tannins and savoury flavours (one of a handful of Rioja producers still to use this technique).

Wines offered In Bond UK, excluding duty & VAT.  Available May/June 2025.

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