2009 Bodegas Altanza Rioja Lealtanza Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  8/3/2015 - tudval Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Needs lots of air, but it opens up nicely after a couple of hours. Spicy, medium body Rioja. Recommended.

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  11/2/2014 - mjwstickings Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Bodegas Altanza is all about balancing the traditional and the modern, the old and the new, and this excellent '09 Reserva is a fine example of what this outstanding producer can achieve and what is possible in Rioja. It's restrained yet expressive, complex yet accessible, pointing both to the past and to the future, initial earthy barnyard and leather aromas quickly giving way to layers of flavour including cherry, raspberry, currant, and dried fruit, surrounded by herbs and with a core of rocky minerality, the many sweet/sour and fruity/savoury notes mingling nicely, the tannins nicely integrated. If it falls a bit short, it's mostly in being somewhat closed, in being too restrained, but with time the expert balance, and refinement, shines through.

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  10/8/2014 - cono_sur Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Medium-high intensity nose with lovely vanillan oak, earth, blackcurrant, blackberry, fig and dark fruits aromas. Medium+ bodied with good structure on the palate. Floral, dried fruit & herbs, dark berries, and wet earth flavour profile. Very good acids, supple tannins, nicely balanced throughout. Slightly rustic, and very good length on the finish.

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