Viña Arana Rioja Gran Reserva, La Rioja Alta S.A. 2016
Tim Atkin MW 94 (2023)
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Why this wine
Arana is the leaner, more restrained of the house's Gran Reservas, and the better introduction to the style for that reason. Where 904 is expansive, this is tighter and more mineral, with the oak held further back. Gran Reserva quality at a price that makes it a wine to open rather than to store.
At a glance
- Grape
- Tempranillo 95%, Graciano 5%
- Region
- Rioja, Spain
- Alcohol
- 14.50%
- Body
- Medium
- Acidity
- High
- Tannins
- Medium
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Long (10-20 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Red Meat, Poultry & Pork, Cheese
How it tastes
Red and black fruit with coffee, caramel and cedar — refined, supple and polished, with extraordinary length. Tempranillo 95% with 5% Graciano from three Rodezno vineyards.
The producer
Arana is the leaner of the house's Gran Reservas, drawn from Las Cuevas, El Palo and Las Monjas in Rodezno. Fermented with indigenous yeasts over nineteen days after optical sorting.
Food and drinking
Good with red meat, poultry & pork and cheese. Drinking well now, with a decade or more ahead of it. Serve at 17–18°C.