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Bottle of La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva Vina Arana 2016-Red Wine-Flatiron SF

La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva Vina Arana 2016

Red Wine from Rioja, Spain
by La Rioja Alta
$59.99
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With a classic Rioja nose of strawberries and a hint of vanilla balanced by earthy aromas, and a palate of red fruit, orange zest acidity and umami bass notes, this is an on-point classic.

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La Rioja Alta is one of the grand old bodegas of Rioja, based, as the name suggests, in the Rioja Alta subregion. Founded in 1890, it is located in the Barrio de la Estación area of Rioja Alta’s capital, Haro. There it clusters alongside other Rioja luminaries such as ultra-classical López de Heredia immediately opposite, Muga right next door, blending classical and modern styles, and the modernists of Roda a minute or two up the road. La Rioja Alta has long been a standard bearer of the classical style.

Professional Reviews

Robert Parker

RP 93
"The 2016 Viña Arana Gran Reserva is an elegant blend of Tempranillo with 5% Graciano matured in used American oak barrels for three years. During this time, the wine was manually racked from barrel to barrel, with the help of a candle, six times. It's ripe at 14.5% alcohol, with pungent notes of forest floor and truffles, dark spices and an earthy touch. It has a powerful palate, with very good freshness and acidity, reflecting the cooler year. It has some tannins that would welcome food. 60,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2021." -Luis Gutiérrez

Jancis Robinson

JR 17.5
"Mature notes of coffee and black chocolate layer over the very savoury dark fruit; yet there is also tons of freshness, and the tannins are very elegantly integrated. The perfumed finish goes on forever."

Decanter

D 90
"With its complex evolved characters and general grand stature, this seems a good wine to take to a special birthday or a long lunch. Vanilla and toast merge into notes of leather and horse saddle, cinnamon, cedar, bark, dried fruit and plum compote. Drink this sooner rather than later."

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Red Blend , Tempranillo

  • Vintage

    2016

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Earthy , Minerally , Spicy

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied