La Rioja Alta - Alberdi Reserva - Magnum 2019
La Rioja Alta, SA is located in the La Rioja region of Spain . The estate was established in 1890 by five Riojan and Basque families. The original La Rioja Alta winery is based in Haro , but there is a second site in Labastida in Rioja Alavesa which was built in 1996. In 1904, the Ardanza winery, owned by Don Alfredo Ardanza, joined La Rioja Alta. To commemorate the event, the Gran Reserva 904 was produced for the first time. Grupo La Rioja Alta also owns the Torre de Oña estate in the Alavesa sub-region of La Rioja, Áster in Ribera del Duero and Lagar de Cervera in the Rias Baixas region of Galicia. The estate consists of approximately 660 hectares of vineyards around Rioja. The winery located in Haro includes a cooperage, where the barrels are made from American oak. The racking of each barrel is carried out by candlelight, to eliminate sediment naturally and also to allow the team to monitor each barrel individually.
La Rioja Alta, SA is ecologically committed: limited treatments in the vineyards, investments in clean energy, water reuse, solar farm, corks and boxes are also managed sustainably. Today, 16 hectares are certified in organic viticulture and the aim is to increase this proportion. Also, the Board of Directors launched the Viña Ardanza Solidario program; 1% of the annual net profit (and with a minimum of €100,000 per year) is allocated to humanitarian and philanthropic causes.
The Viña Alberdi Reserva 2019 is made from Tempranillo from the vineyards in Rodezno and Labastida. These vineyards are located at an altitude of 500 to 600 meters above sea level, planted in clay-calcareous soils more than 40 years old. The manual harvest was done in crates, with a rigorous selection of the bunches in the vineyard. The grapes are transported refrigerated to the cellar to preserve their quality. After a second optical selection table, the alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation is carried out naturally. Aging takes place in American oak barrels for 2 years ; the first year in new barrels, and the second year in barrels of 2 to 4 wines. Five traditional rackings were carried out by candle to manually separate sediments and avoid aggressive filtering.
Grape variety: 100% Tempranillo
