Producer Notes
La Rioja Alta produce a large number of wines from the low to the high end of the market. They are traditional in style but employ modern facilities and set the marker for quality in the region. Their wines are well made and thoughtful but complexity starts with the Viรฑa Ardana and Ardanza Reservas. These provide excellent value and should be approached with at least 5 years of age. In good years they produce two Gran Reservas, 904 and 890, which are elegant, complex, and sometimes tricky to get hold of, particularly the latter. Both rank among the best wines produced in Rioja.
Vintage Notes
2009 was a very good vintage in Rioja
Other 2009 Rioja DOCa
2009 Marques de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Rioja Gran Reserva Especial: ยฃ190
Other wines from La Rioja Alta
1998 Rioja Gran Reserva 904: ยฃ110
2004 Rioja Gran Reserva 890: ยฃ120
2004 Rioja Gran Reserva 904 (150cl): ยฃ180
2005 Rioja Gran Reserva 904 (150cl): ยฃ165
2005 Rioja Gran Reserva 904: ยฃ105
2007 Rioja Gran Reserva 904: ยฃ72
2009 Rioja Gran Reserva 904: ยฃ115
2011 Rioja Gran Reserva 904 (150cl): ยฃ180
2011 Rioja Gran Reserva 904: ยฃ69
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