2007 La Rioja Alta "Vi̱a Ardanza" Reserva Rioja Very fruity and intense yet

Very fruity and intense yet there's a finesse and subtlety

of all places

soft and round

is their non-vintage Old Vine

On the palate the wine was lush

2007 La Rioja Alta "Vi̱a Ardanza" Reserva Rioja Very fruity and intense yetThe 2007 Via Ardanza Reserva is a blend of Tempranillo with 20% Garnacha, the Tempranillo from 30 year old vineyards La Cuesta and Montecillo in the villages of Fuenmayor and Cenicero, and the Garnacha from old head pruned vines at 600 meters altitude in Tudelilla, in Rioja Baja, from plots next to their Finca La Pedriza. Those should soon be mature enough to go into the wine (they were planted in 2004 and they will make it into the Ardanza blend from