Classics: wineries that epitomize the velvety lingering Rioja style.
Finesse. Indulge into elegant silky Reservas and Gran Reservas with long drinking windows
Characteristics of this Classic Rioja wines tour
What’s the Classic Rioja style?
The classic traditional Rioja is a red Tempranillo-based blend aged for many years in American oak barrels.
It’s light-to-medium bodied, still shows lots of acidity and just gets better with age. The fruit is there but it’s not massive, there are hints of vanilla and wonderful complex aromas developed over the years. It starts to show a pale-orange color. It’s usually blended with Garnacha, Graciano or Mazuelo.
We refer to the velvety lingering Reservas and Gran Reservas you most definitely have had before.
I’m no expert, is this tour suitable for me?
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 “Rioja”.
Our proposal is to take you to the high-end wineries that epitomize the traditional finest Riojas: 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!
Classics: Unveiling the traditional Rioja flavors
You’ll love the Classics if you like a sip of the traditional Rioja flavors –liquorice, plums, raisins, hints of vanilla, tobacco, leather with a lingering aftertaste-
This experience is suitable for those wine lovers fond of the Reservas and Gran Reservas – and for those who wish to sample the long-aged timeless Riojas with long drinking windows.
Long-aged wines with long-drinking windows
These wines have been aged for very long periods and have therefore long drinking windows.
To give you an idea, the vintages we are drinking now are 2010, 2011 (the last two vintages officially rated as Extraordinary by the Rioja Control board) 2012 and 2014.
Number of wines tasted:
9 wines in total (three Premium tastings of three wines each)
There are many wineries that make Reservas and Gran Reservas. However it’s not just about the ageing period, it’s about the quality. That’s why we will only take you to Premium cellars to sample limited edition wines or wines with little market exposure, as they are only sold at top restaurants and exclusive wine shops.
- 9am hotel pick up
- Tasting of 3 high-end wines at a Premium château-style cellar that only sells to top restaurants
- Tasting of 3 fine wines at a boutique winery with a small 35,000 bottle annual production that makes silky yet bold wines
- Tasting session of 3 high-end wines at a renowned winery (the Spanish wines most in demand by diners all over the world at this moment)
- Farm-to-table home-made lunch paired with 2 wines served at a private underground cellar excavated out of bedrock underneath a 12th century castle
- 6pm hotel pick drop off
Rates per group size
SMALL GROUP TOUR: 260€ pp. Different parties sharing a tour (4 up to 7 people)
PRIVATE for 4-8: 300€ pp. A tour for a single party of 4 up to 8 people
PRIVATE for 2: 350€ pp. A tour for a single party of 2
LARGER PARTIES: For private parties larger than 8 people, please ask for a quotation
Payment method
- Hotel pick up and drop off in the towns of Logroño, Laguardia, Elciego, Villabuena, Haro and Briñas
- Chauffered transportation in La Rioja in a brand new 9-seater
- All admission fees and all tastings
- Lunch
- Bottled mineral water
- Guide services with an English speaking guide and wine expert
- Travel Agency Insurance
From 9am to 6pm
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