Altos R Pigeage Tempranillo (imperial) 2019
Rioja DOCa
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The flagship cuvée of acclaimed Altos is now available in this immense 5-litre Imperial – the ultimate bottle for a grand gathering. Using old-vine Tempranillo and Graciano aged in new French oak and amphorae, it’s a serious, Grand Cru style Rioja.
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Wine Details
- Red - Full Bodied
- Fine wine
Spain- Deep Garnet
- Tempranillo
- 72.5 Units
- 14.5% ABV
- 31 December 2032
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Intense dark berry fruit, tobacco, dark chocolate and truffle complexity, spice
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Story Behind the Bottle
An Imperial bottle – capacity, 5 litres (that's well over 6 normal bottles), impression, huge – is only used for the most special of wines. Well, this is the flagship Rioja of Altos R, the high altitude ‘bodega in the clouds’ whose fresh, pure style has earned the winery 100s of Golds. It’s crafted by Haut-Brion-trained Jean-Marc Sauboua from old-vine (80+ years) Tempranillo and Graciano, 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. Long-aged in half new French oak barrels, the rest in older barrels, plus 10% in amphorae, all bottled unfiltered, the wine offers seams of intense black fruit with spice-box complexity.
An Imperial bottle – capacity, 5 litres (that's well over 6 normal bottles), impression, huge – is only used for the most special of wines. Well, this is the flagship Rioja of Altos R, the high altitude ‘bodega in the clouds’ whose fresh, pure style has earned the winery 100s of Golds. It’s crafted by Haut-Brion-trained Jean-Marc Sauboua from old-vine (80+ years) Tempranillo and Graciano, 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. Long-aged in half new French oak barrels, the rest in older barrels, plus 10% in amphorae, all bottled unfiltered, the wine offers seams of intense black fruit with spice-box complexity.
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