In the glass

Full-bodiedMedium tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: dried cherry, cedar, tobacco, balsamic, spice

Palate: red fruit, fine tannin, leather, savoury

The Haro house's prestige Gran Reserva from estate Tempranillo, aged in French oak: classical yet polished, savoury and built to age.

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.
  • Roast partridge
    Game and the wine's tobacco depth align.

History

La Vicalanda is the prestige line of the historic Haro bodega, with the Gran Reserva from estate Tempranillo aged in French oak.

  1. 1991 — La Vicalanda prestige line established

Facts

Producer
Bodegas Bilbainas
Grapes
Tempranillo (100%)
Classification
DOCa Rioja
Oak
Around 24 months in French oak, then long bottle ageing
ABV
14.0%
Price
EUR 30 to 55 at retail
Drinking window
8 to 25 from vintage
First vintage
1991

Scores

  • Tim Atkin 94 (2014 vintage, reviewed 2021)

Tags

cellar worthy dry full body high acid medium tannin mood elegant mood savoury occasion cellar occasion special old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with game pairs with red meat price premium still red tempranillo
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