{"product_id":"2011-rioja-gran-reserva-890-la-rioja-alta-sa","title":"Rioja Gran Reserva, 890, La Rioja Alta S.A. 2011","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHow it tastes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack plum compote leads, with tobacco leaf, sweet spice and chocolate gathered around it. The palate is pure and velvety, medium-bodied, its acidity still fresh and its tannins worn almost to silk by twelve years in barrel and bottle. Tempranillo 95%, Graciano 3%, Mazuelo 2%.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe producer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLa Rioja Alta, S.A. was founded in 1890 in the old railway quarter of Haro by five families, and in 2022 Drinks International named it the World's Fourth Most Admired Wine Brand; the house keeps its own coopers, who build its barrels by hand from American wood air-dried on site, and racks its wines by candlelight every six months. The Tempranillo and Mazuelo for this wine come from the estate vineyards at Briñas, Labastida and Villalba and the Graciano from the estate Montecillo vineyard at Fuenmayor, all picked by hand from some of the oldest plantings the estate holds. After gentle destemming and crushing the musts fermented in tank for 18 days, the Tempranillo and Mazuelo blended in the vineyard and co-fermented while the Graciano was vinified apart; malolactic conversion happened naturally over four months, and after stabilisation through the winter the best batches were chosen and left in barrel for six years with ten traditional rackings, bottled unfiltered to hold the aromatics, then aged a further six years in bottle. It is made only in years the house considers worth it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood and drinking\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe at 16–18°C. It suits roast rib of beef, slow-cooked shoulder of lamb, jamón ibérico and game birds, and aged Manchego. At fourteen years old it is drinking now and will hold for another ten to twenty; decant it gently off any sediment about an hour ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Rioja Alta S.A.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58476508152191,"sku":"HNW-5171411A","price":177.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/4192\/4998\/files\/5171411A.jpg?v=1789922608","url":"https:\/\/www.edkawines.com\/products\/2011-rioja-gran-reserva-890-la-rioja-alta-sa","provider":"Edka Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}