Remelluri Reserva, Rioja - 2015

Name: Remelluri Reserva, Rioja
Brand: Remelluri
SKU: 48794
Price: 49.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 48794 750mL

Remelluri makes concentrated, structured Rioja reds from all estate fruit. With its sweet nose of black cherries and cassis, this velvety reserve bottling is well-balanced and offers great length. This is a wine with great aging potential. An excellent match with steak or rack of lamb.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2015

Country

Spain

Region

Rioja

Sub-Region

Rioja Alavesa

Producer

Remelluri

Grape Variety

Tempranillo

Production Methods

Organic

Certified Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard. Certified in the country of origin.

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Staff Pick Notes

The iconic Remelluri estate lies in the Rioja Alavesa. Their reserva is the original wine from Granja Nuestra Señora de Remelluri. Siblings Telmo and Amaia Rodriguez took the reins of the project from their father in 2009 and with the assistance of Pablo Eguzkiza, they've implemented changes to the vineyards to convert towards organic farming (certified since 2014). 85% Tempranillo, 10% Garnacha, and 5% Graciano, this sees spontaneous fermentation in both stainless steel and old foudre with aging in barrels for 21 months before resting in bottle for over 5 years. Far from the broad-shouldered, rugged style that can typically come from Rioja, this is sultry and elegant with notes of leather, stewed blackberries, cassis, cinnamon, and rosemary. This has concentration without feeling weighted and holds its finish impressively well.

- JOS

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