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2012 Gran Reserva Viña Arana
La Rioja Alta S.A., Rioja Wine Region, Spain
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PRICE TYPE: In Bond
Tasting Notes
The blend consists of 95% Tempranillo from 40-year-old vines in Las Cuevas, El Palo and Las Monjas in Rodezno, complemented with 5% Graciano from the Montecillo estate in Fuenmayor. The Graciano gives the wine an aromatic intensity and acidity, to carry the structure and elegance of the Tempranillo. The grapes are vinified separately in four-and-a-half-year-old American oak for three years, and racked as few times as possible. After blending, it was given a further three years in bottle to mature.
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