La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 890 2004 Magnum
Descripción
Esta marca es una de las grandes referencias de los tintos clásicos de Rioja que mejoran con el paso del tiempo. Pero además, la añada 2004, considerada excelente por la bodega, ha permitido un desarrollo perfectamente equilibrado de sus uvas. Estamos ante un vino único donde la selección ha sido la constante en su elaboración, desde los racimos hasta las barricas destinadas al coupage definitivo. Un Gran Reserva repleto de registros intensos y profundos y al que le queda además una larga vida en botella. Tenemos las últimas botellas de esta añada que está fuera del mercado.
Ficha técnica
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Viñedo y elaboración
Opinión de los críticos
The 2004 Gran Reserva 890 is the top of the range here, a wine that is only released three/four times per decade in exceptional years. They start by sourcing grapes from their oldest vineyards and going through a slow process of aging the wine in American oak barrels for six years, with ten manual rackings, and each time there is a selection of only the best barrels. The bottled wine is 13.5% alcohol with a remarkably low pH (3.0) that to me means 'quality' of the acidity, which is a healthy six grams per liter (in tartaric). The nose is all about forest floor aromas, game, cigar ash, incense, old furniture and some smoked meat. The palate shows what the technical data was hinting--very fresh with slightly dusty tannins and nice acidity. It's polished, but feels livelier than some older vintages. 38,000 numbered bottles. - Luis Gutiérrez.
Slightly dusty nose here showing ripe strawberries with savory and herbal undertones. Medium body, very silky tannins and a long and fruity finish. Beautiful length and finesse. The real deal. Drink now.
Lightly rusty in color, this outstanding gran reserva is just now entering its golden years, which should endure for another two decades or so. Aromas of raisin, malt, tobacco and cedar are beautiful. This is tight and sinewy in feel, with rooty, creamy, classic Rioja flavors of vanilla, tobacco and dried red fruits. A lasting, stout finish isn't breaking down at all; drink through 2040.