For their flagship Gran Reserva 904, the Tempranillo grapes are sourced from Villalba, Briñas and Rodezno, and blend with 10% Graciano from the Montecillo vineyard in Fuenmayor. Only the finest wines are selected and aged in American oak barrels for about four years. 904 is known for its great aromatic complexity, with aromas of red and black berry combined with notes of tobacco, brioche, ground coffee, caramel, cedar and cinnamon blossom. Fine, delicate with polished tannins and a very long aftertaste, it has great ageing potential.
Producer description:
Rated within the top 50 ‘World’s Most Admired Wine Brand 2023’ from Drinks International, La Rioja Alta S.A. is one of Spain’s most prestigious wineries and has always strive for perfection through both traditional and innovative processes. This is one of the best addresses in Rioja and one of the rare wineries to release their wines late. In addition to the century-old winery in Haro, they have a state-of-the-art winery in Labastida, where they grow their own grapes. They also manufacture their own barrels (they own 30,000 of them) which they constantly monitor individually during the maturation process.
Style:
Still Red
Vintage:
2015
Dryness:
Dry
ABV:
14.5
Size:
75cl
Delivery:
4 weeks
Available:
3
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Critic Scores
Vinous | 95
Expansive red and blue fruit preserve, tobacco, potpourri, spice and botanical herb aromas, with vanilla and smoky mineral notes emerging as the wine opens up. Sappy, penetrating and gently chewy on the palate, offering vibrant, mineral- and spice-accented black raspberry, bitter cherry and rose pastille flavors that deepen and turn sweeter on the back half. Shows sharp focus and floral lift on the impressively long, youthfully tannic finish, which leaves behind notes of candied blue fruits and spicecake.
Robert Parker | 95
I tasted again the 2015 Gran Reserva 904 Selección Especial, a blend of 90% Tempranillo from their vineyards in Villalba, Briñas and Rodezno, with 10% Graciano from the Montecillo Vineyard in Fuenmayor that was picked 23 days later than the Tempranillo that I had already tasted in mid-2022 before the wine was released. Time in bottle has done it some good, polishing the strong tannins that are the signature from 2015, though they are still not fully resolved, and a few more years in bottle will do it good. It's tasty, very classical, balanced and fresh. Impressive for such a powerful year. It was bottled in March 2020 after it matured in used American oak barrels for four years.
James Suckling | 98
Very impressive complexity and width on the nose, showing lots of savoriness with mushrooms, sandalwood, cedar, sweet spices, dried oranges and tobacco. Really even and juicy on the palate with fine and very present tannins. Juicy, creamy finish lasting a minute. Really elegant and layered. It goes on and on. A real Rioja Gran Reserva and I recommend buying a case! The first vintage that La Rioja Alta labelled ‘Seleccion Especial’. So appealing now, but this will evolve well in the next 20 years.
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