In the glass

Full-bodiedFirm tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: black cherry, cedar, tobacco, mocha, dried herb

Palate: dark fruit, fine tannin, spice, savoury

The estate's signature Reserva, made with the shoulder-selection method: powerful and polished yet structured and savoury, 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.
  • Venison loin
    Dark game meets the wine's mocha-and-cedar depth.

History

The Reserva is the estate's calling card, made from selected bunch-shoulder fruit and aged over two years in mixed oak.

  1. 1991 — First Remirez de Ganuza Reserva

Facts

Producer
Remirez de Ganuza
Grapes
Tempranillo (90%), Graciano (10%)
Classification
DOCa Rioja
Oak
Around 26 months in French and American oak
ABV
14.5%
Price
EUR 40 to 70 at retail
Drinking window
8 to 25 from vintage
First vintage
1991

Scores

  • Tim Atkin 94 (2015 vintage, reviewed 2021)

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