Wine in Black 'Rioja te quiero'-Paket

Diese Gran Reserva ist ein echter Schatz, der mit jedem Schluck die langjährige Weintradition und Handwerkskunst der Region widerspiegelt. Ein absolutes Muss für Liebhaber von gereiften Weinen und ein wahrer Genuss zu besonderen Anlässen.

Garnet red, amber rim, very viscous. Tempting nose of cooked black and red fruit, touches of pepper and undergrowth. Delicate and tasty on the palate, reiterating the ripe fruit aromatics of the nose. A safe bet with grilled beef.

Seit fünf Generationen führt die Gründerfamilie die Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España. Dabei hat sie stets klug investiert und Cune zu einem der bedeutendsten Weingüter Spaniens gemacht, mit Weinen wie der Gran Reserva, die sich stets im Spannungsfeld zwischen Tradition und Moderne bewegen.

Spices, chocolate, vanilla and lots of vibrant, youthful plums, cherries and berries. A medium-bodied, very approachable Rioja with juicy fruit and fine tannins that make you want to drink a bottle. Such a pleasing, well-made and youthful gran reserva.

The 2018 Gran Reserva Cune is 85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo from Rioja Alta, aged up to 24 months in American and French oak barrels. Aromas of plum and blackberry intermingle with herbal and oaky notes. Dry, creamy and chalky on the palate, it offers a fairly compact mouthfeel. This red wine presents a modern twist on the fruit-forward style, resembling more of a New World red than a classic Rioja

The 2018 Cune Gran Reserva was produced with grapes picked between the 8th and 26th of October, quite late into the season, reflecting a cooler year with frost and snow and a mild summer. The vegetative cycle was long, 180 days, and the final blend was 85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo or Cariñena, mostly from their 70 hectares in Torremontalbo. The grapes fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel and concrete after a 24-hour cold soak, and the wine matured in French and American oak barrels for 24 months. They bottled the wine with 14% alcohol, a pH of 3.6 and 5.76 grams of acidity. It has spicy notes from the oak, vanilla and coconut, and is aromatic and expressive, clean, with a classic Gran Reserve profile.

Einst gehörte Álvaro Palacios zur kleinen Gruppe von Pionieren, die in den 1990er Jahren das Priorat wiederentdeckt haben. Nachdem seine Weine von dort Weltruhm erlangt hatten, kam der Ruf von zuhause aus der Rioja, um dort das Familienweingut zu übernehmen. Die Ergebnisse sprechen für sich.

Sumptuous aromas of plump cherries, leading into equally succulent fruits on the palate. Fresh acidity arrives lightly, and then grows, leading to a long taut finish, with the sligh echo of oak. Very young now, it will give much pleasure as it matures. A fine achievement: 100ha of certified organic vineyard, producing wines in quantity (some 500,000 bottles) and quality. Over the years Alvaro Palacios has transformed this from a 50% Tempranillo vineyard to firmly Garnacha-dominant, with a shift towards bush vines from double cordon. 95% Garnacha with 5% other traditional red varieties.

I had not yet tasted the 2021 La Montesa, and I'm glad I did. Álvaro Palacios was super proud of this vintage, and he told me that "many people consider it at the level of a very good Burgundy village at a fraction of the price!" It is indeed a great value, even more so in an exceptional year like 2021. But it was unmistakably Garnacha, with notes of garrigue and aromatic herbs, red cherries and flowers. It fermented with 20% full clusters in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and matured in barrel for 12 months. It's clean and precise, with a lace texture, very fine tannins, flavors of red berries and herbs and a long, tasty, chalky finish. It has to be one of the finest vintages of Montesa to date. It has 14.3% alcohol, a pH of 3.5 and 5.3 grams of acidity. It's not a small cuvée; they produced 592,372 bottles! It was bottled in March 2023.

Beautiful berry-fruit purity with dark raspberries, pomegranate, some moss and subtle mineral and spices. Expressive and crunchy on the firm, medium-bodied palate with succulent berries and minerals. Pure and pithy finish. Drink or hold.

Eine Gran Reserva mit beeindruckender Balance: Tradition und Eleganz vereinen sich hier in höchster Vollendung. Ein Rioja, der jetzt schon begeistert und noch Entwicklungspotenzial birgt – perfekt für jeden gut ausgestatteten Weinkeller.

Der wunderbar gereifte ‚Le Altanza Único‘ von Bodegas Altanza lässt Sie die faszinierende Welt der gereiften Crianzas entdecken: Seine Aromenvielfalt von reifen dunklen Früchten, subtilen Gewürzen und einem Hauch von Eiche hat uns bereits beim ersten Schlückchen von den Socken gehauen!

Complex aromatics of mixed plums, fig, and anise, orange zest and spices flow into a silken palate and a lingering finish with the approachability to enjoy now, or to hold for several more years in cellar.

Diese Gran Reserva ist ein Paradebeispiel dafür, wie großartig gereifte Rioja die Sinne betört: 2013 zeigt sich jetzt in wunderbarer Balance und Trinkreife – mit Tiefe, Struktur und erstaunlicher Frische. Für eine so aufwendig ausgebaute Gran Reserva ist das hier ein echtes Preis-Leistungs-Statement.

Berries and walnuts with some mushroom and bark on the nose. Full-bodied with round, juicy tannins and toffee, berry and chocolate in the aftertaste. 100% tempranillo. Drink now or hold.