Altos de la Guardia Reserva Rioja 2018
Rioja DOCa
China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA), (Best Value Award Title)Concurso Mundial de Tempranillos, (Gold Medal)Challenge International du Vin, (Gold Medal)Berliner Wine Trophy, (Gold Medal)Drinks Business Rioja Masters, (Gold Medal)Guía de Vinos Monovarietales de España, (91 Points)James Suckling, (90 Points)Mundus Vini, (Gold Medal)Antonio Galloni- Vinous, (90 Points)
A lavish, full-bodied Rioja Reserva from top winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua’s boutique winery. Using superb Tempranillo from high-altitude, 40- to 80-year-old vines, the wine has elegance, intense fruit and structure. A trio of Golds to its name!
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Red Wine Details
- Red - Full Bodied
- Fine wine
Spain- Deep crimson hue
- Tempranillo
- 10.88 Units
- 14.5% ABV
- 750 ml
- 31 December 2032
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Lush cherry and raspberry with lavish toasted oak on the finish
Aroma
Intense cherry and cranberry fruit with notes of cedar and clove
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Red Wine
Altos was founded in 2006 by the Haut-Brion-trained winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua. His aim was to make finest Rioja along Grand Cru Classé lines. So he only uses old-vine grapes from vineyards at 700 metres altitude and climbing. At that height, nights are cold, even in summer, so the grapes are slow to ripen. All the better for freshness and elegance. Add in the expertise and classic training of Jean-Marc Sauboua, and it’s no surprise Altos has won many top awards (over 260 Golds and four trophies). This fine 2018 blends the best cuvées of the vintage, while two years' ageing in part-new French oak lends structure and complexity. With its dark cherry flavours and toasty oak spice, the Reserva is superb with game or lamb. Best decanted.
"Crushed ripe strawberries, plums, dried herbs, stones and sweet spices. Firm, sleek tannins"
James Suckling
