Viña Ardanza Reserva 2016

CATA's notes:

• Cherry red color, clean and bright. Medium-high robe, with an incipient iodized nuance at the edge of the glass.
• Intense, spicy and balsamic aromas of coconut, vanilla, cinnamon and mint chocolate, which envelop delicate notes of dried undergrowth fruits.
• With a refined bouquet full of complexity that brings us closer to the mythical vintages of this brand and, especially, to that of 1964. On the palate it is structured, balanced, with silky and enveloping tannins. The finish is a friendly and sophisticated aftertaste, which fills the mouth with enduring sensations and that the passage of time will help to enhance and round off.

Development and Aging

80% is Tempranillo and 20% Garnacha. The 30-year-old Viña Ardanza estate is located in Fuenmayor, in the Rioja Alta, where Tempranillo comes from. The Garnacha is from the Rioja Baja. Viña Ardanza Reserva is produced by Bodegas La Rioja Alta S.A., located in the town of Haro (La Rioja). Tempranillo spent 36 months in American Oak Barrels with an average age of 4 years and the Garnacha spent 30 months in Barrels of two and three American Oak wines.