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Altos R Pigeage Tempranillo 2018
Rioja DOCa
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- 92pts, Tim Atkin, Rioja Special Report, 2022
- Gold, Concurso Civas, 2022
- Great Gold, International Wine & Spirit Competition, 2022
- 93pts, Guía Gourmets, 2022
- Grand Gold, Frankfurt International Trophy, 2022
- Gold, Challenge International du Vin, 2022
- Gold, Berliner Wine Trophy, 2022
- Gold, Concurso Mundial de Tempranillos, 2021
- 91pts, Guía de vinos ADN Verema, 2022
- Gold, Mundus Vini, 2022
- Great Gold, Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition, 2022
- 96pts, Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition, 2022
- 94pts, Concurso Civas, 2022
- Great Gold, Concurso Vino Varietal, 2021
- Bronze, International Wine Challenge, 2021
- Gold, Monde Selection, 2021
- Silver, Concurso Internacional de Vinos Bacchus, 2012
- Great Gold, Certamen TopWine 2018, 2021
- Gold, Concours International de Lyon, 2021
- 94pts, James Suckling, 2021
- 93pts, Cata Andreas Larsson, 2021
- 92pts, Guia Peñin, 2021
- Grand Gold, Asia Wine Trophy, 2021
- Gold, China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA), 2021
- 93pts, Tasted 100% Blind, Andreas Larsson, 2021
- Gold, Asia Wine Trophy, 2022
- Bronze, Decanter World Wine Awards, 2022
- Bronze, International Wine & Spirit Competition, 2022
- Commended, International Wine Challenge, 2024
- Gold, Tempranillos Al Mundo, 2021
The flagship cuvée of Altos, Pigeage, has won over 175 Golds and numerous top scores since 2006, this 2018 gaining 94 points, plus 15 Golds. Using old-vine Tempranillo and Graciano aged in new French oak, it’s a serious, modern, Grand Cru style Rioja
The flagship cuvée of Altos, Pigeage, has won over 175 Golds and numerous top scores since 2006, this 2018 gaining 94 points, plus 15 Golds. Using old-vine Tempranillo and Graciano aged in new French oak, it’s a serious, modern, Grand Cru style Rioja
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Dense black fruit, rich, concentrated, yet fresh with spice hints
Aroma
Ripe blackberry, herbs, tobacco hints and spice box
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
More information
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Red - Full Bodied
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Deep ruby
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14.5% ABV
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10.88 Units
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750.00 ml
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31 December, 2038
Our Haut-Brion-trained winemaker, Jean-Marc Sauboua, founded Altos in 2006 and, all together, has won over 300 Golds, Trophies, plus many high scores. He works with the young Amaia Amestoy and Hector Gomez in the cellar, whose CVs includes experience at Napa’s Château Montelena, Contino and Murrieta in Rioja and Villacreces in Ribera del Duero. They made this wine from old-vine (80+ years) Tempranillo and Graciano, vinifying it using Burgundy’s pigeage method. This involves fermenting in open vats and plunging the skins into the liquid three times a day – hands-on winemaking that delivers great results. Aged for two years in half new French oak and bottled unfiltered, the wine offers seams of intense black fruit with spice-box complexity.
Critic, 94 points
