Altos de la Guardia Reserva Rioja 2019

Altos de la Guardia Reserva Rioja 2019

SKU: 0367119
GOLD
Gold · Mundus Vini · 2024
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Gold · Berliner Wine Trophy · 2024
GOLD
Gold · China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA) · 2024
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Gold · International Wine & Spirit Competition · 2025
GOLD
Gold · Challenge International du Vin · 2025
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Gold · Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition · 2025
GOLD
Gold · International Wine & Spirit Competition · 2025
93 PTS
Guía Gourmets · 2025
92 PTS
Cata Andreas Larsson · 2025
92 PTS
Tim Atkin, Rioja Special Report · 2025
94 PTS
Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition · 2025
90 PTS
Guia Peñin · 2025
90 PTS
James Suckling · 2025
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Wine Details

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Red
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Tempranillo
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Full Bodied
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Spain
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Rioja
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Rioja DOCa
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14.5%
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750 ml
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2019

A lavish, full-bodied Rioja Reserva from top winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua’s boutique winery. Using superb Tempranillo from high-altitude, 40- to 80-year-old vines, the wine has elegance, intense fruit and structure. And two Golds to its name! Altos was founded in 2006 by the Haut-Brion-trained winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua. His aim was to make finest Rioja along Grand Cru Classé lines. So he only uses old-vine grapes from vineyards at 700 metres altitude and climbing. At that height, nights are cold, even in summer, so the grapes are slow to ripen. All the better for freshness and elegance. Add in the expertise and classic training of Jean-Marc Sauboua, and it’s no surprise Altos has won many top awards (over 300 Golds and four trophies). This fine 2019 blends the best cuvées of the vintage, while two years' ageing in part-new French oak lends structure and complexity. With its dark cherry flavours and toasty oak spice, the Reserva is superb with game or lamb. Best decanted.