Contemplative in Rioja

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The Eguren family's icon Tempranillo from old Sonsierra vines: dense, polished and mineral, aged in new French oak, one of modern Rioja's prestige reds.

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Muga's icon wine, a tiny-production Tempranillo-Graciano from old vines aged in new French oak; concentrated, polished and ageworthy, the house's collector bottle.

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Miguel Angel de Gregorio's icon red from old Briones vines, aged in new French oak; dense, polished and mineral with great longevity.

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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.

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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.

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Roda's icon: selected old-vine Tempranillo with super-ripe, plush tannins yet remarkable freshness, aged briefly in new French oak to preserve fruit purity.

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A revived traditional cuvee, long-aged in oak and bottle: savoury, complex and classical, the prestige red of the Muriel group.

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Benjamin Romeo's cult garage wine from old San Vicente vines; deep, polished and powerful yet fresh. Multiple vintages have earned perfect 100-point scores from Wine Advocate.

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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.

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A modern classic Gran Reserva: four years in American oak give the house's signature sweet-spice and dill lift over a silky, savoury, ageworthy Tempranillo frame.

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The estate's icon red from very old vines cropped to just three bunches per plant; dense, polished and mineral, aged in new French oak.

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Made only from Rioja Alta fruit in the best years; the 2004 was the first Spanish wine named Wine Spectator Wine of the Year in 2013. Classical, savoury and long.

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Muga's traditional flagship, made only in great vintages with long oak ageing in the bodega's own cooperage; a deeply savoury, classical Gran Reserva of real longevity.

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The estate's cult prestige red, made only from the shoulders of the best bunches and aged in new French oak; dense, polished and mineral with great longevity.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The richer, more Burgundian sibling to Tondonia, from a warmer estate vineyard; rounder fruit and spice but still carrying the house's signature freshness and old-oak savour.

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Spain's most celebrated single-vineyard Tempranillo, from a tiny old-vine plot at Laguardia; intense yet ethereal, with floral lift, silky tannins and profound minerality.

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A pure-Viura oxidative white aged four years in oak, lighter than Tondonia Blanco but with the same waxy, nutty, saline signature and remarkable freshness for its age.

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A barrel-aged white Rioja with cult status: deeply oxidative, nutty and waxy, with piercing acidity that keeps it electric for decades, often compared to white Burgundy and old Hunter Semillon.

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 · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The reference traditional Rioja Reserva: pale brick colour, oxidative dried-fruit and balsamic aromatics over a fine-boned, high-acid frame that drinks like old Burgundy.

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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.