Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
An extraordinarily rare white Gran Reserva, released decades after the harvest; the 1986 was relaunched to acclaim, with profound nutty, waxy oxidative complexity and electric acidity.
Every cuvée we cover tagged library release, narrowed to Rioja. 6 cuvées.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
An extraordinarily rare white Gran Reserva, released decades after the harvest; the 1986 was relaunched to acclaim, with profound nutty, waxy oxidative complexity and electric acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The estate's flagship from the Ygay vineyard, released only in exceptional years after a decade-plus of ageing; the 2010 was named Wine Spectator Wine of the Year 2020, a savoury, classical Gran Reserva of great longevity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The house's pinnacle Gran Reserva, made only in exceptional years and aged around six years in oak; ethereal, sandalwood-scented and extraordinarily long, a benchmark for traditional Rioja.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Refreshing
A revival of the historic Monopole white blended with a touch of manzanilla sherry: saline, nutty and distinctive, a one-of-a-kind gastronomic white Rioja.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Released only in great years and only after a decade-plus in the cellar; ethereal, savoury and impossibly fresh, the Gran Reserva is one of the wine world's great old-style reds.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
The most famous rosado in the world: barrel-aged for years, copper-coloured, savoury and saline, it drinks like a serious gastronomic white rather than a summer pink.