La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza Reserva 2019 (Rioja, Spain) - [JD 96] [WA 94] [DM 94] [VM 93]
La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza Reserva 2019 (Rioja, Spain) - [JD 96] [WA 94] [DM 94] [VM 93]
La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza Reserva 2019 (Rioja, Spain) - [JD 96] [WA 94] [DM 94] [VM 93]
La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza Reserva 2019 (Rioja, Spain) - [JD 96] [WA 94] [DM 94] [VM 93]
La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza Reserva 2019 (Rioja, Spain) - [JD 96] [WA 94] [DM 94] [VM 93]
La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza Reserva 2019 (Rioja, Spain) - [JD 96] [WA 94] [DM 94] [VM 93]

La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza Reserva 2019
(Rioja, Spain) - [JD 96] [WA 94] [DM 94] [VM 93]


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Notes from the Winemaker:

The Tempranillo (80%) comes from 30-year-old vines in our Cuesta (Cenicero) and Montecillo (Fuenmayor) vineyards. The Garnacha (20%) is from La Pedriza in Tudelilla, Rioja Oriental, a 40-hectare estate with unbeatable conditions for growing this variety.

Tasting Notes:

Intense cherry red color, marking the garnet on the edge of the glass. Of great aromatic power, first of fruity character (cherry, currant, red plum) giving way then to balsamic and spicy notes (pepper, licorice, clove, vanilla, toasted caramel and nutmeg). Fresh and balanced in the mouth, with fine and silky tannins. Ample aftertaste that combines red fruits and spices with a fresh and long character.

Pairings:

Roast lamb, red meats, barbecues, large game, spicy fish casseroles, smoked and aged cheeses.

Ratings & Reviews

96 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:

“The 2019 Vina Ardanza is a highly impressive, full-bodied blend of 80% older-vine Tempranillo and 20% Garnacha from two different parts of Rioja grown at the same altitude. The producer’s own American oak was used to age the Tempranillo 36 months and the Garnacha 30 months, 20% new. The fruity nose of black cherry and plum complements beautifully against Garnacha’s seductively spicy texture and mouthfeel. It’s lively, complex, and lengthy, with melty tannins. Age 10-15 years. 2025-2040.” (7/25)

94 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:

“No 2018 was produced, so after the 2017 I tasted last year, we jumped to the 2019 Viña Ardanza Reserva, produced with a blend of 80% Tempranillo and 20% Garnacha. It fermented destemmed in stainless steel and aged in American oak barrels, 36 months for the Tempranillo and 30 months for Garnacha, and was blended before bottling. 2019 is a very good year for them, a small crop of powerful and concentrated wines when they produced all their brands, an exception. This is spicy, structured, balanced and powerful in this warm year, reaching the customary 14.5% alcohol and keeping a pH of 3.54 and 5.5 grams of acidity. It's still very young and undeveloped, with the classical profile, generous in American oak aromas and flavors that should slowly integrate in the wine with years in bottle. For them, 2019 means a change in Ardanza, less spicy (but still quite spicy, with clove, vanilla and tobacco leaves) and with more fresh fruit from the Garnacha. But the year is a modern version of 2015. Drink 2025-2038." – Luis Gutierrez (Feb 2024)

94 Points - Decanter:

“A super-classic and great interpretation of Rioja reserva, this offers all the appealing sweet red berry fruit and American oak with serious struture and balance. Soft and inviting, this is surely a reference for reserva wines in the region. A blend of 80%Tempranillo – from two vineyards in Fuenmayor and Cenicero, northern Rioja Alta – and 20% Garnacha from Tudelilla in Rioja Oriental, a 17-day fermentation was followed by ageing in American oak barrels from the producer's own cooperage: 36 months for the Tempranillo and 30 months (in 20% new) for the Garnacha." (3/25)

93 Points - Vinous:

“The 2019 Reserva Viña Ardanza is a blend of Tempranillo and Garnacha from Rioja Alta. Its bouquet opens with cherry liqueur, black fruit and balsamic herbs alongside a touch of pepper. Dry, silky and just fresh enough, it offers good body with agility, polished tannins and a velvety feel. The long, sapid finish continues with gentle grip. This is balanced and expressive—a classic Rioja with a modern, fruit-driven flourish. (Drink between 2025-2045)" -JH (5/25)