80% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha, 36 Monate in Barrique aus amerikanischer Eiche ausgebaut.
Alkoholgehalt: 14,5 Vol.%
Fast schwarzes Violettrot. Komplexes, kraftvolles Bukett mit einer Aromenvielfalt an schwarzen Beeren, würzigen Kräutern, getragen durch nussige Edelholznoten. Muß aber etwas Zeit zuzm Atmen haben. Sehr große Trinkfreude am Gaumen. Reife Früchte (Kirschen, Heidelbeeren), Steinobst. Harmonisch eingebundene balsamische Noten runden den Aromenreigen am Gaumen ab. Das Tannin ist noch jugendlich, fließt aber elegant über die Zunge. Im Abgang ebenso komplex wie im Bukett und am Gaumen. Ausgesprochen lange Verweildauer im Finale! Trinkereife: 2024-2036.
Bewertungen
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94 Punkte Robert Parker
94 Punkte Wine Advocate: "No 2018 was produced, so after the 2017 I tasted last year, we jumped to the 2019 Viña Ardanza Reserva, produced with a blend of 80% Tempranillo and 20% Garnacha. It fermented destemmed in stainless steel and aged in American oak barrels, 36 months for the Tempranillo and 30 months for Garnacha, and was blended before bottling. 2019 is a very good year for them, a small crop of powerful and concentrated wines when they produced all their brands, an exception. This is spicy, structured, balanced and powerful in this warm year, reaching the customary 14.5% alcohol and keeping a pH of 3.54 and 5.5 grams of acidity. It's still very young and undeveloped, with the classical profile, generous in American oak aromas and flavors that should slowly integrate in the wine with years in bottle. For them, 2019 means a change in Ardanza, less spicy (but still quite spicy, with clove, vanilla and tobacco leaves) and with more fresh fruit from the Garnacha. But the year is a modern version of 2015. "
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96 Punkte Guia Proensa
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95 Punkte James Suckling
"This has classic Rioja aromas of cherries, dried flowers, earth, spices and orange peel. The palate is medium- to full-bodied with firm, fine-grained tannins. Juicy, with opulent fruit. Drink or hold."
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96 Punkte Jeb Dunnuck
"The 2019 Vina Ardanza is a highly impressive, full-bodied blend of 80% older-vine Tempranillo and 20% Garnacha from two different parts of Rioja grown at the same altitude. The producer’s own American oak was used to age the Tempranillo 36 months and the Garnacha 30 months, 20% new. The fruity nose of black cherry and plum complements beautifully against Garnacha’s seductively spicy texture and mouthfeel. It’s lively, complex, and lengthy, with melty tannins. Age 10-15 years."
