Hacienda Lopez de Haro - Gran Reserva2014
RED WINE
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Producer
Lopez de Haro
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Blend
10% Graciano
90% Tempranillo
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Country
Spain
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Region
Rioja
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UPC
8437007162776
Reviews
James Suckling 92
Still quite youthful and fruit-expressive on the nose for a Gran Reserva, showing a hint of pencil lead, dark walnuts, dark earth and chocolate to the dark cherries and plums. Juicy and medium- to full-bodied on the palate with tight, focused tannins and a long, extensive finish. Tempranillo and graciano. Vegan.
by ZS, James Suckling , 2023
Technical Details
Ageing
Aged for 30 months in French and American oak barrels. Quaterly racking. Bottle aged for at least three years.
Estate
From the heart of the Rioja Designation of Origin, inside the Rioja Alta, comes the collection Hacienda López de Haro. The Sonsierra, with the Sierra de Cantabria mountains on the north and the Ebro River on the south, is a perfect area for growing Tempranillo. That is why this area has an ancient tradition of winegrowing and winemaking.
Bodega Classica combines the excellent conditions of the grape with the essence of the Rioja wine-making tradition to create a wide range of elegant, expressive and aromatic wines.
Harvest
Handpicked during the second and third week of October.
Tasting notes
Colour: Bright cherry-red colour and a rim with roof tile tones.
Nose: High aromatic intensity, clean and sound. Complex on the nose with coffee, vanilla, roast and balsamic nuances integrated into an intense bottom note of ripe fruit.
Palate: Elegant and round. It is well balanced with a velvety attack followed by a pleasant acidity and a silky and full-bodied aftertaste resulting from its noble and ripe tannin. Its long aftertaste has spicy and balsamic hints, resulting from its long and peaceful ageing, as well as confit fruit nuances that uncover its personality.
Vineyard
A selection of old vineyards with very low production settled on poor land of Ebro’s terraces in the area of San Vicente de la Sonsierra (La Rioja).
Vinification
Made in 30,000 kg vats. Fermentation at 28ºC. Two weeks maceration.