Rioja Reserva, Viña Ardanza, La Rioja Alta S.A., 2020 - Magnum
Rioja Reserva, Viña Ardanza, La Rioja Alta S.A., 2020 - Magnum
- 150cl
- 14.5%
- Red Still
- Tempranillo, Garnacha
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Optimal drinking window: 2026 - 2037
Est. delivery in summer, 2026
The Viña Ardanza Rioja Reserva has always been a favourite, offering almost incomparable value for money for immediate drinking or cellaring. A blend of 80% Tempranillo and 20% Garnacha, the later is key to the Ardanza's structure, aromatics and concentration, and the result is utterly mesmerising.
This classic, age-worthy tipple is a sommelier's dream: a perfect balance of character and complexity at a price that can't be beat.
What the critics say:
"The subtle, balsamic, structured and elegant 2020 Viña Ardanza Reserva is a blend of Tempranillo from Rioja Alta and around 20% Garnacha from Rioja Baja. It fermented destemmed in stainless steel and aged in American oak barrels, 20% of them new, for a period of 36 months in the case of the Tempranillo and 30 months for the Garnacha, then the two wines are blended before bottling. It's a textbook example of the label, with the perfume and elegance of the Garnacha and the clout from Tempranillo. It has clean aromas and is still quite fresh, only starting its tertiary phase. It comes in at 14.5% alcohol and keeps a pH of 3.57 and 5.7 grams of acidity. It's balanced, seamless and well-built, and its tannins are mostly resolved. It should live long in bottle. 500,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2024."
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