Rioja Alta 904 Gran Reserva 1998

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Red wine Gran Reserva 1998. 48 months in French oak barrels, 48 months in bottle.
Winery: La Rioja Alta
D.O.: Rioja
Variety: Tempranillo and Graciano

Score

92 /100

Features

A great classic wine from La Rioja.

It is made of Tempranillo and a small percentage of Graciano (10%).

The 1998 harvest was characterised by its regularity and very conducive to proper growth of the grape.

The whole process is traditionally conducted. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks with a long 40-day maceration. It undergoes a 4-year ageing in barrels with a racking every 6 months. After a light filtration, the wine is bottled and left to stay in the cellar for 4 years approximately.

It is recommended to decant the wine at least four hours before serving it (as much as possible).

A wine with a large storage capacity.

A very elegant and fully harmonious wine. A luxury!

Color

Deep and intense red colour, with brick-red edges. Clean and bright wine with a high layer and elegant tears.

Nose

Intense, elegant and complex aromas. Its marked and expressive spicy notes are released along with a touch of vanilla and chocolate, serious toasted and smoked aromas and subtle hints of animal leather on a background of intense ripe black fruit, almost jam. Some elegant balsamic notes are also discreetly released.

Flavour

Excellent wine with a soft, intense and very nice attack. It has a well-bodied and bulky mid palate in which the wine coats the mouth with silkiness and the elegant notes felt on the nose are noticed again. Tasty and meaty wine with a very good acidity and well-integrated tannins. It is very well structured and balanced and has a very long and persistent finish.