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96 pts LG, eRobertParker.com – “The 2005 Gran Reserva 904 is a superb blend of Tempranillo from the villages of Briñas, Labastida and Villalba with 10% Graciano from Briones and Rodezno...This is usually my favorite wine from La Rioja Alta and 2005 is one of its best showings, going back to the quality of the vintages of the 1950s and 60s. The nose is very balsamic with notes of camphor, hints of mint, leather and hung game wrapped around a core of cherries in liqueur. Together it is balanced, subtle, truly elegant and classical. The palate is only medium-bodied but with great concentration of flavors that are very tasty, mineral, almost salty and framed by ultra-fine tannins and smashing balance. A great classic. This wine will be released in October 2015, a full ten years after the vintage. At this quality level this is a bargain.”
There can be little doubt that La Rioja Alta are well deserving of their place within the rarefied top tier of ‘traditional’ producers (which also includes Lopez de Heredia and Muga); they have, for the past few decades, consistently produced wines of incredible concentration, balance and freshness which drink beautifully from release and long into the future. This latest release of La Rioja Alta’s gorgeous Gran Reserva ‘904’ is from the exceptional 2005 vintage, which Luis Gutierrez (Robert Parker’s Spanish guru) hails as “almost-perfect” and likens to the great Gran Reservas of the 1950s and 60s – no small thing.
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