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Altos R Pigeage Tempranillo Rioja 2019

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Altos R Pigeage Tempranillo Rioja 2019
Frankfurt International Trophy, (Gold Medal)blindtasted.com (Andreas Larsson), (94 Points)Premios Vinduero-Vindouro, (Gold Medal)International Wine Awards, (Great Gold Medal)International Wine Awards, (97 Points)James Suckling, (94 Points)Concurso Mundial de Tempranillos, (Gold Medal)Bordeaux International Challenge, (Gold Medal)Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition, (Grand Gold Medal)Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition, (97 Points)Mundus Vini, (Silver Medal)Mundus Vini, (89 Points)China Wine & Spirits Best Value Awards, (Gold Medal)Tim Atkin Report, (92 Points)
The flagship cuvée of Altos has won over 180 Golds and numerous top scores since 2006, the 2019 gaining 94 Suckling points, plus 7 Golds and 97pts. Using old-vine Tempranillo and Graciano aged in new French oak, it’s a serious, Grand Cru style Rioja.
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Wine Details

  • Red - Full Bodied
  • Fine wine
  • SpainSpain
  • Deep Ruby
  • Tempranillo
  • 10.88 Units
  • Vegan
  • 14.5% ABV
  • 750 ml
  • Vegetarian
  • 31 December 2039

Flavour Profile

Tasting notes
Intense dark berry fruit, tobacco, mocha and truffle complexity
Aroma
Blackberry, blueberry, oaky walnut, mocha, spice box and tobacco
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Wine
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 leaves Amaia Amestoy in charge of the cellar when he's not there, whose CV includes experience at Murrieta in Rioja and Villacreces in Ribera del Duero. They make 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.
Our Haut-Brion-trained winemaker, Jean-Marc Sauboua, founded Altos in 2006 and,
About the Producer
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Blueberries and blackberries; vanilla and walnuts; hints of refined, savory balsamic and tobacco

James Suckling

94 points

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