In the glass

Full-bodiedMedium tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: red and black cherry, cedar, mocha, dried herb

Palate: dark fruit, fine tannin, savoury, mineral

A modern, polished Reserva from the gravity-flow cellar: dark, balanced and savoury with fine tannins.

What it pairs with

  • Cordero asado al sarmiento
    Vine-shoot-roasted suckling lamb is the canonical Rioja match; the wine's resolved tannins frame the sweet fat.
  • Chuleton de buey a la brasa Find chuleton de buey a la brasa on TableJourney →
    A thick aged-beef chop over embers meets the wine's savoury oak and grip.
  • Jamon iberico
    Cured Iberian ham echoes the wine's dried-cherry and leather register.

History

The Baigorri Reserva is the estate's core gravity-flow red.

  1. 2002 — Estate and Reserva launched at Samaniego

Facts

Producer
Bodegas Baigorri
Grapes
Tempranillo (95%), Graciano (3%), Garnacha (2%)
Classification
DOCa Rioja
Oak
Around 20 months in French oak
ABV
14.0%
Price
EUR 18 to 30 at retail
Drinking window
6 to 18 from vintage
First vintage
2002

Scores

  • Tim Atkin 91 (2017 vintage, reviewed 2022)

Tags

cellar worthy dry full body garnacha graciano high acid medium tannin mood elegant mood savoury occasion dinner party occasion special old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with game pairs with red meat price trade up still red tempranillo
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