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La Rioja Alta, S.A.
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1997 D.O.Ca Rioja Gran Reserva 904, La Rioja, Spain

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Translate to English Würziger, nussiger, etwas tabakiger Duft nach reifen schwarzen und etwas roten Beeren mit zedrigen und teerigen Noten. Klare, geschliffene, feinsaftige Frucht, etwas zedriges Holz, gewürzige und kräuterige Töne, dicht und nachhaltig am Gaumen, merklicher Säurebiss, sehr feines Tannin, im Hintergrund salzige Mineralik, ziemlich komplex, wieder leicht teerige Nuancen, dazu etwas Tabak und getrocknete Blüten, gute Tiefe, sehr guter bis langer, straffer, herb-saftiger und würziger Abgang. In erstklassiger Verfassung.

Best to drink: Bis 2022+. What our ratings mean

Last reviewed: 7 February, 2016
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Type: Rotwein(Red wine)
Quantity: 0.75 L
Alcohol content: 13%
Classification: Gran Reserva
Bottle closure: Natural cork
Registration number: LRA-L/977/T6
wein.plus rating: excellent (92 WP)
Last reviewed: 30 March, 2011
Best to drink: Bis 2016+.
Editor note: Noticeably mature firm nose, light malted notes, partly dried and partly candied mixed berries, plums, hint of orange zest, some iodine, soup greens and medicinal herbs, earthy notes and tobacco. Prominent vegetal and earthy notes on the palate, strong mineral notes, touch of soup stock, behind that ripe and quite concentrated fruit, cedary wood, very good persistence and depth, totally old-fashioned style, impressive, very salty, very long finish with a beguiling end.

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