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Altos R Pigeage Graciano Rioja 2020

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Altos R Pigeage Graciano Rioja 2020
James Suckling, (95 Points)Concurso Civas, (96 Points)International Wine & Spirit Competition, (Great Gold Medal)International Wine Challenge, (Silver Medal)International Wine Challenge, (92 Points)Certamen TopWine, (Gold Medal)International Wine Challenge, (Bronze Medal)Berliner Wine Trophy, (Gold Medal)Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition, (Great Gold Medal)Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition, (96 Points)Guía Gourmets, (89 Points)Concurso Civas, (Grand Gold Medal)Guia Peñin, (92 Points)Asia Wine Trophy, (Gold Medal)Premios Vinduero-Vindouro, (Gold Medal)Cata Andreas Larsson, (93 Points)International Wine & Spirit Competition, (Bronze Medal)International Wine & Spirit Competition, (87 Points)
Seven Golds and 95 points from top critic James Suckling, this is a stunning, rare Rioja. It’s made purely from the region’s superb Graciano grape. Very low-yield, tiny berries, aged in new oak, it's layered with complexity, richness and finesse.
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Wine Details

  • Red - Full Bodied
  • Fine wine
  • SpainSpain
  • Deep Crimson
  • Graciano
  • 10.88 Units
  • 14.5% ABV
  • 750 ml
  • 31 December 2040

Flavour Profile

Tasting notes
Powerful, silky, yet fresh, with red fruits, hints of spice, length
Aroma
Floral lift, with red berry fruit, a balsamic and mineral note, spice
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Wine
This is Jean-Marc Sauboua’s pure, ultra-rare Graciano. Never heard of it? Not surprising as, despite being Rioja’s most important grape variety about a century ago, today it makes up just 1% of plantings. Oz Clarke called it “far and away the most interesting vine in Rioja”. Jean-Marc is a great fan and doing his best to revive it. He only makes this flagship special cuvée in the best vintages, because Graciano is hard to ripen. Fruit from ancient bush vines, with yields of 10–15 hectolitres per hectare, accounts for amazing layers and length of flavour. Fermented slowly in open-top wooden fermenters, with once-a-day plunge down (pigeage), then with 20 months in all-new French oak, this is a powerful red. For now, decant early. Or keep.
This is Jean-Marc Sauboua’s pure, ultra-rare Graciano. Never heard of it? Not su
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Deep, exotic and powerful nose, full of iron, peppercorns, dried meat, hot stones and blackberries

James Suckling

Critic, 95 points

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