2016 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva

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  4/27/2024 - SimonS Likes this wine: 91 Points

  A bucket of dark fruit in an oaken robe. Lovely now but with development to come.

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  4/25/2024 - Ryan@Rhone wrote: 92 Points

  Very enjoyable. Vanilla oak certainly dominates the nose. Plenty of fruit on the palate although nothing overly precise that I can lay out. Just enough acidity and tannin to give structure and balance. Finish comes back to the vanilla oak. Not the most complex but really enjoyable and easy to drink for me. Maybe better in a few years if the oak integrates but no need to wait if the mold strikes.

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  4/16/2024 - sniperpk Likes this wine: 91 Points

  24년 3월 시음
  열자마자 너무 좋은 향이 났다. 구분할만큼 미세한 후각이 없어 다양한 표현은 못하겠으나 아주 좋았던 기억이다.
  팔렛또한 굉장히 뛰어났다. 먹어본 와인중 가장 인상깊었다.
  어느정도 숙성이 이루어진 와인이기 때문이라는 믿음이 생겼고
  어느정도 품질이상의 와인은 무조건 쟁여놓고 숙성시키겠다는 마음을 갖게 한 와인이다.

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  4/9/2024 - Dale M wrote: 92 Points

  A very good rendition of Ardanza for sure. I felt this was pretty tightly wound from a p&p but an hour to breathe for the first glass. I get less dill and vanilla oak than most, it just must be my palate's dill sensor is low. Always has been. Quality and versatile Rioja with some good upside for sure, though I just tend to drink these sooner vs. the 904.

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  4/5/2024 - galewskj wrote: 90 Points

  I purchased and receive this less than a week ago. Young and vibrant, with baking spice, a mix of vanilla and dill pickle in the wine. I am a fan of Ardanza, and I trust this will integrate with time, but it has not integrated yet, and that American oak is clearly imparting a dill pickle flavor to it. I would love for them to use French oak, but that ain’t the way in Spain. Despite that issue, it remains a fairly enjoyable wine, 90+ with room for upside. The wife seemed to enjoy it, also a positive.

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