Viña Ardanza Reserva 2017
HK$ 348.22
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
2017 was not an easy harvest, but it produced some beautiful and classical wines, like the 2017 Viña Ardanza Reserva, which shows a little more advancement and polish and is ready to drink. It was produced with 80% Tempranillo and 20% Garnacha from their vineyard La Pedriza in Tudelilla. It fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and matured in American oak barrels, 36 months for the Tempranillo and 30 for the Garnacha (that was harvested 15 days later), with six rackings. It's ripe and aromatic, tertiary, with 14.5% alcohol and mellow acidity, a medium-bodied palate and sleek tannins. It has a pungent note of clove and pepper, some licorice and ink and the cherries in liqueur from the Garnacha. An updated classical Ardanza. 600,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2021.
Features
Type of wine
Pairings
Cured Cheese, Iberian cured meats, Meat Rice Dishes, White Meat, Red Meat, Game food
Style
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
13.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 16ºC and 18ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 36 months in American oak barrels.
Description
Viña Ardanza Reserva is an emblem of La Rioja Alta, S.A. This magnificent wine is made from Tempranillo, which comes from Finca La Cuesta and Montecillo, in Fuenmayor and Cenicero, and Garnacha from La Pedriza in Tudelilla (Rioja Baja).
These vineyards present optimal conditions for this grape, with a very poor soil covered with boulders that offers grape varieties very rich in aromas and fine structure.
Winemaking
The grapes are harvested by hand and transported refrigerated in boxes that maintain their integrity to the winery. There, a rigorous process of optical selection begins, berry by berry. Alcoholic fermentation takes place naturally. Malolactic fermentation is completed at the end of the year. Afterwards, the selected wines are transferred to American oak barrels, where they are aged separately.
The Tempranillo is aged for 36 months and the Garnacha for 30 months in barrels of 2 and 3 wines. Afterwards, the final blend of Tempranillo and Garnacha is bottled.
Taste
Viña Ardanza Reserva stands out for its balance, intensity, smooth freshness and pleasant structure, elegant tannins and fine acidity. Its finish is silky, with good aftertaste.
It is a great classic
Viña Ardanza Reserva is one of the great international symbols of Rioja wine and the wine that has brought La Rioja Alta, S.A. the greatest prestige.
This magnificent red wine has a long ageing period equivalent to that of the Grandes Reservas. It also has an enormous ageing capacity and comes from one of the best vintages of the century.
Viña Ardanza Reserva is the ideal companion for roast lamb, red meats, barbecues, big game, highly seasoned fish stews, smoked and cured cheeses.
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Shipping to Hong Kong
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