Description
"1998 was extremely successful ... a classic Reserva year, with deliciously long-lasting wines" (John Radford of Decanter) ... and this gorgeous example was voted the No.1 Gran Reserva Rioja at a grand tasting held in Spain's most famous wine region.

Ruth Chavarri and her father Don Francisco make this trophy winning Reserva from a vineyard first planted by his grandfather in 1882 ... and 1998 saw the ancient vines yielding tiny parcels of powerfully concentrated fruit.

Two years in oak and a further six in bottle have framed the core of intensely deep, spicy bramble with creamy, vanilla oak.

Concours Mondial Bruxelles 2007, Belgium

New wave Spanish Wine Awards 2007 2007, United Kingdom

Jancis Robinson Purple Pages 2007, United Kingdom

Rethink Rioja Guide Dec 2006 2006, United Kingdom