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Altos de la Guardia Reserva Rioja 2018
Rioja DOCa
View awards
- Best Value Award, China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA), 2022
- Gold, Concurso Mundial de Tempranillos, 2022
- Gold, Challenge International du Vin, 2022
- Gold, Berliner Wine Trophy, 2022
- Gold, Drinks Business Rioja Masters, 2023
- 91pts, Guía de Vinos Monovarietales de España, 2021
- 90pts, James Suckling, 2021
- Gold, Mundus Vini, 2022
- 90pts, Antonio Galloni- Vinous, 2024
A lavish, full-bodied Rioja Reserva from top winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua’s boutique winery. Using superb Tempranillo from high-altitude, 40- to 80-year-old vines, the wine has elegance, intense fruit and structure. A trio of Golds to its name!
A lavish, full-bodied Rioja Reserva from top winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua’s boutique winery. Using superb Tempranillo from high-altitude, 40- to 80-year-old vines, the wine has elegance, intense fruit and structure. A trio of Golds to its name!
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Lush cherry and raspberry with lavish toasted oak on the finish
Aroma
Intense cherry and cranberry fruit with notes of cedar and clove
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
More information
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Red - Full Bodied
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Deep crimson hue
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14.5% ABV
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10.88 Units
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750.00 ml
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31 December, 2032
Altos was founded in 2006 by the Haut-Brion-trained winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua. His aim was to make finest Rioja along Grand Cru Classé lines. So he only uses old-vine grapes from vineyards at 700 metres altitude and climbing. At that height, nights are cold, even in summer, so the grapes are slow to ripen. All the better for freshness and elegance. Add in the expertise and classic training of Jean-Marc Sauboua, and it’s no surprise Altos has won many top awards (over 260 Golds and four trophies). This fine 2018 blends the best cuvées of the vintage, while two years' ageing in part-new French oak lends structure and complexity. With its dark cherry flavours and toasty oak spice, the Reserva is superb with game or lamb. Best decanted.
91 points
