Gran Reserva 890
Le classicisme de la Rioja en bouteille… Il se distingue par sa couleur rouge grenat moyen, avec une teinte iodine naissante sur le bord du verre. Le nez révèle les notes caractéristiques du classicisme de la Rioja : confiture de cerises, compote de prunes noires, feuille de tabac, cannelle, vanille, poivre et poudre de chocolat. La finesse de ses tanins et sa douce fraîcheur confèrent à ce vin une bouche élégante et agréable. Bouquet classique de Rioja, ample, complexe, rond et d’une grande élégance en fin de bouche. Ce Gran Reserva 890 dispose d’une longue vie devant lui.
Informations techniques
Région : Rioja
Appelation : DOC Rioja Gran Reserva
Cépage : 95 % Tempranillo, 3% Graciano, 2% Mazuelo,
Millésime : 2010
Distinction :
97/100 R.Parker - Wine Advocate :
"They were eager to show me their 2010 Gran Reserva 890, their flagship wine from one of the most heralded vintages of recent times, the next vintage of this wine since 2005. It's 95% Tempranillo, 3% Graciano and 2% Mazuelo that fermented destemmed and crushed with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel vats for 18 days, the Tempranillo and Mazuelo together and the Graciano separately. After letting the wine settle for the winter, they selected the lots that would age for six years in used American oak barrels with 10 manual rackings. The wine epitomizes the classical style of Rioja Alta with long aging in barrel, developed and tertiary wines with a silky palate and a complex and decadent nose of forest floor, truffles, cigar ash and cedar wood. They need a very special selection of vineyards at higher altitude that take longer to ripen, and they don't do it fully every year. If they don't, the grapes go to Ardanza, but in 2010, the days were warm and the nights very cold and the grapes ripened thoroughly and could stand the long time in barrel without being oaky. They have stopped the last rackings to keep a little more freshness, and the wine feels phenomenal. This has to be one of the finest vintages for this wine. It's drinkable now but should also age for a very long time; it's intense, complex and elegant. A selection of 236 barrels were blended and bottled unfiltered in March 2017 into 61,643 bottles, 4,189 magnums and some larger formats. There will be a 2011 of this wine and then 2015 and possibly 2016 (but no 2012, 2013 or 2014). This is a very intense 890. Classicism in a bottle."
97/100 J.Suckling :
"A fragrant nose of blackberries, plums, earth, dried flowers, leather, cloves, sweet tobacco and cigar box. Full-bodied with seamless tannins and fresh acidity. Balanced and layered with great tension. Elegant, with a velvety texture and a long finish. Such length and beauty now with so much age. Drink or hold."
Température de service
16-18°C °
Durée de garde
Plus de 10 ans
Rendement : 5 Tonnes/Ha
Culture : Raisonnée
Irrigation : Non
Alcool : 14 %
Acidité : 5.9 g/l
Sucre résiduel : < 3g/L
Vinification : Vendanges manuelles. Egrappage et léger foullage. Fermentation sous levures indigènes en cuves Inox pendant 18 jours. Fermantation malo-lactique pendant 4 mois.
Elevage : 72 mois en Barriques de chêne américain. 10 soutirages avant la mise en bouteille en mars 2017. Vin non filtré.
Julio Saenz
La Rioja Alta S.A.
C’est le domaine historique fondé en 1890 à Haro, au cœur de la Rioja Alta. Le vignoble constitue aujourd’hui une surface de 500 hectares majoritairement plantés en Tempranillo, complété par de la grenache, du Graciano et du Mazuelo. Tous les vins produits sont issus des vignobles de la Rioja Alta.
Espagne
La viticulture en Espagne a été introduite dans le sud par les Phéniciens et sur les côtes orientales par les Grecs venus de Massalia. La colonisation romaine a structuré le vignoble actuel.
