Eine Rioja-Ikone aus dem Hause LA RIOJA ALTA aus der Hochburg Haro - dem Hauptort der Riojagrössen.Der ARDANZA wird meist als RESERVA auf den Markt gebracht.
Dunkles Rot, Gewürznote, Tabak und Schwarzkirschen. Ein zugleich charaktervoller wie eleganter Rioja.
Idealer Begleiter zu dezent gewürzten Fleischspeisen, wie Filets und Braten um auch dem ARDANZA seinen Platz gewähren.
Issue 243 End of June 2019, The Wine Advocate | 28th Jun 2019 | Luis Gutierrez
2010 was a great vintage in Rioja in general and seems to be exceptional here, with a 2010 Viña Ardanza Selección Especial (what used to be Reserva Especial) that can challenge any of the recent vintages and hopefully can develop in bottle to reach the heights of years like 1973 or 1964. The wine is expressive, aromatic, very elegant and clean, with classical Rioja aromas of long aging in barrel and slow oxidation through the years in wood. The palate is polished and sleek but shows plenty of energy, with very fine, mostly resolved tannins and very good harmony and persistence. There is great complexity, and you could start smelling spice and smoke to move to earthy tones, hints of beef blood, cherries in liqueur, curry, diesel, old furniture and forest floor. A great Viña Ardanza!