• Mostly Tempranillo with some Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo, Viura and Malvasía Riojana
• 30 to 50+-year-old bushvines in pure limestone soils
• Fermented with indigenous yeast in open-top wood vats with whole bunches as vintage allows
• Raised for about a year in one 4,000L tina and 225L barrels, all used
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
Spain
Region:
La Rioja
Appellation:
Rioja
Variety:
Blend - Rioja
Color:
Red
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ES-ANZ-01-21 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
John Gilman
Score
92+
Date
2023-07-10
"Diego Maga¤a only started to produce a bit of Rioja to augment his fine lineup of Bierzo wines when he found a few old vine parcels in 2016. He makes his regular bottling of Rioja from vines that range from thirty to fifty-something years of age, with the field blend primarily planted to tempranillo, but also including small percentages of garnacha, graciano, mazuelo and viura, amongst others. His 2021 Rioja is a lovely young wine, coming in at 13.5 percent octane and offering up scents of raspberries, a touch of fruitcake, garrigue spice tones, stony soil, cedar and cigar smoke. On the palate the wine is deep, focused and full, with fine depth at the core, chewy tannins, fine balance and a long, vibrant and nascently complex finish. Once this has had its period of hibernation, it will be excellent. 2033-2075+"
Tim Atkin, MW
Score
92
Date
2023-02-28
Wine Advocate
Score
94+
Date
2024-02-29
"The 2021 Anza wants to show the typicity of Laguardia and Elvillar with freshness, precision and no makeup. It's a blend of grapes‡Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Malvas¡a, Calagra¤o, Viura and Moscatel‡from different vineyards that were fermented by plot with some full clusters and a significant amount of white grapes. It matured in 500-liter barrels and oak vats of different sizes. It has 13.5% alcohol and a little more depth and clout compared with the 2022, and it's fine-boned and has very elegant tannins. Precision, my friends. 21,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in December 2022."