La Rioja Alta

Rioja Gran Reserva Selección Especial, '904'

Rioja Gran Reserva Selección Especial, '904'

Rioja Gran Reserva Seleccin Especial 904 La Rioja Alta
  • 90% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano
  • The first vintage to be optically sorted berry by berry
  • Alcoholic fermentation in tank for 21 days
  • Racked to house-coopered American oak barrels (average age 4.5 years) in January of 2016
  • Aged for four years in barrel with manual rackings every six months
  • Bottled in February 2020

Info

Producer:
Vintage:
2015
Country:
Spain
Region:
La Rioja
Appellation:
Rioja
Variety:
Tempranillo-based Blend
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic

Sizes Available

Full Bottle ES-LRA-30-15 12/750ml

Press & Reviews

James Suckling
Score
98
Date
2023-08-24
"#82 Top 100 Wines of 2023: Very impressive complexity and width on the nose, showing lots of savoriness with mushrooms, sandalwood, cedar, sweet spices, dried oranges and tobacco. Really even and juicy on the palate with fine and very present tannins. Juicy, creamy finish lasting a minute. Really elegant and layered. It goes on and on. A real Rioja Gran Reserva and I recommend buying a case! The first vintage that La Rioja Alta labelled ÁSeleccion Especial,. So appealing now, but this will evolve well in the next 20 years."
John Gilman
Score
95+
Date
2023-07-10
Tim Atkin, MW
Score
96
Date
2021-11-23
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2024-02-29
"I tasted again the 2015 Gran Reserva 904 Selecci¢n Especial, a blend of 90% Tempranillo from their vineyards in Villalba, Bri¤as and Rodezno, with 10% Graciano from the Montecillo Vineyard in Fuenmayor that was picked 23 days later than the Tempranillo that I had already tasted in mid-2022 before the wine was released. Time in bottle has done it some good, polishing the strong tannins that are the signature from 2015, though they are still not fully resolved, and a few more years in bottle will do it good. It's tasty, very classical, balanced and fresh. Impressive for such a powerful year. It was bottled in March 2020 after it matured in used American oak barrels for four years."
James Suckling
Score
98
Date
2023-11-08
"#82 Top 100 Wines of 2023: Very impressive complexity and width on the nose, showing lots of savoriness with mushrooms, sandalwood, cedar, sweet spices, dried oranges and tobacco. Really even and juicy on the palate with fine and very present tannins. Juicy, creamy finish lasting a minute. Really elegant and layered. It goes on and on. A real Rioja Gran Reserva and I recommend buying a case! The first vintage that La Rioja Alta labelled ÁSeleccion Especial,. So appealing now, but this will evolve well in the next 20 years."
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2022-07-18

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