You are probably exposed to the very good mass-produced Reservas and Gran Reservas available at home.The typical Rioja everyone thinks of when they hear \u201cRioja\u201d.<\/p>\n
Our proposal is to take you to the\u00a0high-end wineries that epitomize the traditional finest Riojas<\/strong>: balanced, silky, elegant timeless wines that have proudly represented Rioja for decades. If you ever fell in love with a Premium Rioja Gran Reserva, this will be music to your ears!<\/p>\n These wines have been aged for very long periods and have therefore\u00a0long drinking windows<\/strong>.<\/p>\n To give you an idea, the vintages we are drinking now are 2010, 2011 (the last two\u00a0vintages<\/strong>\u00a0officially rated as\u00a0Extraordinary<\/strong>\u00a0by the Rioja Control board) 2012 and 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Finesse. Indulge into elegant silky Reservas and Gran Reservas with long drinking windows.<\/p>\n The\u00a0classic traditional Rioja<\/strong>\u00a0is a red\u00a0Tempranillo-based blend aged for many years in American oak<\/strong>\u00a0barrels.<\/p>\n It\u2019s light-to-medium bodied, still shows lots of acidity and just gets better with age. The fruit is there but it\u2019s not massive, there are hints of vanilla and wonderful complex aromas developed over the years. It starts to show a pale-orange color. It\u2019s usually blended with Garnacha, Graciano or Mazuelo.<\/p>\n We refer to the\u00a0velvety lingering Reservas and Gran Reservas\u00a0<\/strong>you most definitely have had before.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll love the\u00a0Classics<\/em>\u00a0if you like a sip of the traditional Rioja flavors \u2013liquorice, plums, raisins, hints of vanilla, tobacco, leather with a lingering aftertaste-<\/p>\n This experience is suitable for those\u00a0wine lovers fond of the<\/strong>\u00a0Reservas and Gran Reservas \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>and for those who wish to sample the long-aged\u00a0timeless Riojas with long drinking windows.<\/strong><\/p>\nLong-aged wines with long-drinking windows<\/h4>\n
CLASSICS: the velvety timeless Riojas.<\/h2>\n
Wines that epitomize the smooth elegant Rioja style.<\/h3>\n
What\u2019s the Classic Rioja style?<\/h4>\n
Classics: Unveiling the traditional Rioja flavors<\/h4>\n
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