- 80% Tempranillo from 30-year-old vines in Rioja Alta
- 20% Garnacha from Rioja Oriental, a specialty of the subzone
- All estate fruit
- Manual picking began at the end of September
- Only the ripest grapes make the final cut
- Aged for 36 months on four-year-old American oak Barrels
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2017
Country:
Spain
Region:
La Rioja
Appellation:
Rioja
Variety:
Tempranillo-Based Blend
Color:
Red
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ES-LRA-20-17 | 12/750ml |
| Half Bottle | ES-LRA-20-17H | 12/375ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2023-11-16
"#38 Top 100 Wines of Spain 2023: A more vibrant and fruitier expression of Ardanza this year with strawberries, mussels, warm spices and berries. Round and silky on the palate with lovely spices and a long, nicely saline finish. A nice touch of creaminess works really well here and further extends the finish. 80% tempranillo and 20% garnacha. Drink or hold."
Jancis Robinson
Score
17.5+
Date
2024-04-26
"Pale garnet. Perfumed, lifted and red-fruited. The tannins just melt into the very pretty red-fruit core, which has lots of purity, delicacy and bright freshness. The oak is present but balanced. The finish is earthy, with slight balsamic notes. (FG)"
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2024-02-29
"2017 was not an easy harvest, but it produced some beautiful and classical wines, like the 2017 Vi¤a 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."