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Altos de la Guardia Reserva Rioja 2019

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Altos de la Guardia Reserva Rioja 2019
A lavish, full-bodied Rioja Reserva from top winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua’s boutique winery. Using superb Tempranillo from high-altitude, 40- to 80-year-old vines, the wine has elegance, intense fruit and structure. And two Golds to its name!
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Wine Details

  • Red - Full Bodied
  • SpainSpain
  • Deep Ruby
  • Tempranillo
  • 10.875 Units
  • 14.5% ABV
  • 750 ml
  • 31 December 2033

Flavour Profile

Tasting notes
Lush cherry and raspberry with lavish toasted oak on the finish
Aroma
Intense cherry and cranberry fruit with notes of cedar and clove
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Wine
Altos was founded in 2006 by the Haut-Brion-trained winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua. His aim was to make finest Rioja along Grand Cru Classé lines. So he only uses old-vine grapes from vineyards at 700 metres altitude and climbing. At that height, nights are cold, even in summer, so the grapes are slow to ripen. All the better for freshness and elegance. Add in the expertise and classic training of Jean-Marc Sauboua, and it’s no surprise Altos has won many top awards (over 300 Golds and four trophies). This fine 2019 blends the best cuvées of the vintage, while two years' ageing in part-new French oak lends structure and complexity. With its dark cherry flavours and toasty oak spice, the Reserva is superb with game or lamb. Best decanted.
Altos was founded in 2006 by the Haut-Brion-trained winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua....
About the Producer
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Dark plums, baked black cherries, roasted licorice spices and a hint of dark walnut. Rich and ripe

James Suckling

Critic, 90 points

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