Wine List
Azabache Reserva 2007
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Rioja
- Producer
- Bodegas Aldeanueva
- Grape(s)
- Tempranillo (70%)
- Graciano (30%)
- Type
- Red
- Style
- Robust
- Oaked Style
- Oaked
- Body Style
- Medium bodied
- Alcohol Content (%)
- 13
- Closure Style
- Cork
- Organic / Biodynamic
- Normal
Region
The region of La Rioja lends its name to Spain`s most widely recognised wines. Much Rioja is blended from three districts; Alta and Alevesa to the north and the hot dry Baja district to the south, and uses Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo red grape varieties and the diminishing influence of extended aging in oak barrels.
Producer
Bodegas Aldeanueva is a state of the art cooperative, founded in December 1956. The Bodegas now owns 2600 hectares of vineyards at the foot of Mount Yerga, in the dry region of the Rioja Baja. With limited risk of rot, it is an area conduive to the principles of organic viticulture, to which the Bodegas is firmly and successfully committed. The cooperative have recently invested heavily in a new winery, the fruits of which we are now seeing.
Tasting (Long)
Rioja Reserva is made only in the best vintages, it is well balanced with a soft seductive character typical of the Tempranillo and Garnacha grapes used in the blend. It is aged for at least three years in oak and in bottle before release. Azabache Reserva exhibits intense plummy fruits with hints of vanilla, spice and a soft rounded palate.
Tasting (Short)
Aged for three years in oak and bottle before release Azabache Reserva exhibits intense plummy fruits with hints of vanilla, spice and a soft rounded palate.
Food
A good accompaniment to grilled or barbecued lamb, steak and cheeses.
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