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Altos R Pigeage Tempranillo Rioja 2019
Rioja DOCa
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- Gold, Bordeaux International Challenge, 2023
- Gold, Frankfurt International Trophy, 2023
- Grand Gold, Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition, 2023
- 97pts, Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition, 2023
- 97pts, International Wine Awards, 2023
- 94pts, James Suckling, 2023
- Gold, Concurso Mundial de Tempranillos, 2023
- 94pts, blindtasted.com (Andreas Larsson), 2023
- Silver, Mundus Vini, 2023
- 89pts, Mundus Vini, 2023
- Gold, China Wine & Spirits Best Value Awards, 2023
- 92pts, Tim Atkin Report, 2023
- Gold, Premios Vinduero-Vindouro, 2023
- Great Gold, International Wine Awards, 2023
The flagship cuvée of Altos has won over 175 Golds and numerous top scores since 2006, the 2019 gaining 94 Suckling points, plus seven Golds and 97pts. Using old-vine Tempranillo and Graciano aged in French oak, it’s a serious, Grand Cru style Rioja.
The flagship cuvée of Altos has won over 175 Golds and numerous top scores since 2006, the 2019 gaining 94 Suckling points, plus seven Golds and 97pts. Using old-vine Tempranillo and Graciano aged in French oak, it’s a serious, Grand Cru style Rioja.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Intense dark berry fruit, tobacco, mocha and truffle complexity
Aroma
Blackberry, blueberry, oaky walnut, mocha, spice box and tobacco
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
More information
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Red - Full Bodied
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Deep ruby
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14.5% ABV
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10.88 Units
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750.00 ml
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31 December, 2039
Our Haut-Brion-trained winemaker, Jean-Marc Sauboua, founded Altos in 2006 and, all together, has won over 180 Golds, Trophies, plus many high scores. He works with the young Amaia Amestoy and Hector Gomez in the cellar, whose CVs includes experience at Napa’s Château Montelena, Contino and Murrieta in Rioja and Villacreces in Ribera del Duero. They made this wine from old-vine (80+ years) Tempranillo and Graciano, vinifying it using Burgundy’s pigeage method. This involves fermenting in open vats and plunging the skins into the liquid three times a day – hands-on winemaking that delivers great results. Aged for two years in half new French oak and bottled unfiltered, the wine offers seams of intense black fruit with spice-box complexity.
94 points
