In the glass
Aroma: mature plum, leather, tobacco, cedar spice
Palate: concentrated dark cherry, dried fruit, cedar, balsamic mineral
Alenza is the prestige Gran Reserva from Condado de Haza: mature plum, leather, tobacco and cedar spice from 24 months in mixed-species oak and 36 months minimum bottle ageing at the La Horra estate.
What it pairs with
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Prime Castilian beef with bone marrow
Mature, complex tannins and leather need the fat and richness of aged prime beef. -
Game bird with juniper reduction
Leather and tobacco notes in the wine complement gamey birds with aromatic juniper. -
Manchego DOP viejo with quince
The wine's mature complexity pairs elegantly with crystalline aged cheese and sweet quince.
History
Alenza Gran Reserva is the flagship label from Condado de Haza, applying Alejandro Fernandez's traditional long-ageing approach: 24 months in oak and a minimum of 36 months in bottle before release. Made only in exceptional years from the best old-vine La Horra parcels.
- 1998 — First Alenza Gran Reserva released from Condado de Haza's best La Horra parcels
Facts
- Producer
- Bodegas Condado de Haza
- Grapes
- Tinto Fino
- Classification
- DO Ribera del Duero
- Oak
- 24 months in French and American oak, followed by 36 months bottle ageing
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Price
- EUR 55-80 at retail
- Drinking window
- 10-25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1998