La Rioja Alta

La Rioja Alta

With headquarters in the same location since built in 1890, alongside Bodegas Muga in the Barrio del Estación, (the old railway quarter of Haro) - La Rioja Alta is one of the most traditional of the regions’s bodegas. Initially founded as a consortium of five families which included the Aranas, Ardanzas and the Alberdis (each with their own Reservas named after them, the Bodegas now has an impressive portfolio of vineyards totalling well over 600 hectares, throughout the Rioja Alta region, with 475ha in Rioja Alta, over 60ha in the Alavesa, 62ha in the Baja, 75ha in the Galician denominación of Rías Baixas & 95ha in DO Ribero del Duero. 3 wines are produced at Reserva level. Viña Alberdi is 100% Tempranillo, aged 2 years in, and 2 in bottle. Viña Arana is a blend of 95% Tempranillo with 5% Mazuelo and has 3 years in oak and a further 2 in bottle and Viña Ardanza is the most exceptional and rarely produced wine - made only in 1964, 1973, 2001 and 2005 and carries the additional descriptor 'especial'. Whilst the extended maturation in American oak technically allows both both Arana and Ardanza to be classified as gran reserva, this designation is reserved for the final two, the incredible, top-of-the range '904' and '890.' Over the years the winery outgrew the original site, so a purpose built winery was constructed in 1996 and stands an impressive stone structure a mile down the road from the original site, which now acts as the corporate headquarters.
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La Rioja Alta
With headquarters in the same location since built in 1890, alongside Bodegas Muga in the Barrio del Estación, (the old railway quarter of Haro) - La Rioja Alta is one of the most traditional of the regions’s bodegas. Initially founded as a consortium of five families which included the Aranas, Ardanzas and the Alberdis (each with their own Reservas named after them, the Bodegas now has an impressive portfolio of vineyards totalling well over 600 hectares, throughout the Rioja Alta region, with 475ha in Rioja Alta, over 60ha in the Alavesa, 62ha in the Baja, 75ha in the Galician denominación of Rías Baixas & 95ha in DO Ribero del Duero. 3 wines are produced at Reserva level. Viña Alberdi is 100% Tempranillo, aged 2 years in, and 2 in bottle. Viña Arana is a blend of 95% Tempranillo with 5% Mazuelo and has 3 years in oak and a further 2 in bottle and Viña Ardanza is the most exceptional and rarely produced wine - made only in 1964, 1973, 2001 and 2005 and carries the additional descriptor 'especial'. Whilst the extended maturation in American oak technically allows both both Arana and Ardanza to be classified as gran reserva, this designation is reserved for the final two, the incredible, top-of-the range '904' and '890.' Over the years the winery outgrew the original site, so a purpose built winery was constructed in 1996 and stands an impressive stone structure a mile down the road from the original site, which now acts as the corporate headquarters.
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    • Robert Parker's
      94 points
    La Rioja Alta '890' Gran Reserva 1998
    • Variety Tempranillo
    • Vintage 1998
    • Brand La Rioja Alta
    • Cellaring 15 Plus Years
    • Wine Type Red
    • Alcohol Percentage 12.5% Alcohol
    La Rioja Alta '890' Gran Reserva 1998
    "The Gran Reserva 890 is the longest-aged wine in the excellent La Rioja Alta ..."
    $261.00
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    • James Suckling
      97 points
    • Robert Parker's
      96 points
    • John Gilman
      94 points
    La Rioja Alta '904' Gran Reserva 2001
    • Variety Tempranillo
    • Vintage 2001
    • Brand La Rioja Alta
    • Cellaring 15 Plus Years
    • Wine Type Red
    • Alcohol Percentage 12.5% Alcohol
    La Rioja Alta '904' Gran Reserva 2001
    "This wine starts with toasted oak aromas, very Tuscan; you could easily think..."
    $181.01
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    • James Suckling
      98 points
    • The Wine Advoca
      96+ points
    La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva ‘904' 2010
    • Variety Tempranillo Blends
    • Vintage 2010
    • Brand La Rioja Alta
    • Cellaring 10-15 Years
    • Wine Type Red
    • Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
    La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva ‘904' 2010
    "90% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano from vines over 60 years old in vineyards in..."
    $180.00
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    • James Suckling
      96 points
    La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva ‘904' 2011
    • Variety Tempranillo Blends
    • Vintage 2011
    • Brand La Rioja Alta
    • Cellaring 10-15 Years
    • Wine Type Red
    • Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
    La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva ‘904' 2011
    "“Quite simply, these are some of the finest Riojas that can grace your cellar..."
    $165.00
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    • James Suckling
      97 points
    • Luis Gutierrez
      95 points
    • Tim Atkin MW
      96 points
    • Wine Spectator
      93 points
    La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva ‘904’ 2009
    • Variety Tempranillo Blends
    • Vintage 2009
    • Brand La Rioja Alta
    • Cellaring 10-15 Years
    • Wine Type Red
    • Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
    La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva ‘904’ 2009
    "90% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano from vines over 60 years old in vineyards in..."
    $150.00
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