HARVEY NICHOLS Premium Rioja Reserva 2017
- SKU:
- 4261805
- UPC:
- 5055068235111
Powerful and seductive like all the best Spanish reds, this spectacular Rioja Reserva from the family owned Bodegas Las Orcas will sweep you off your feet. Aged in American oak for 24 months then matured in the bottle for a further 16 months, it’s número uno with big meat dishes and strong cheeses. 100% Tempranillo from their Entradas de San Ángel vineyard, 2.8 hectares which contains 60-year-old bush-trained vineyard.
It’s an elegant, deeply complex and silky-smooth red that’s brimming with coconut sweetness, floral notes, spiced plum crumble (you can almost taste the caramelised brown sugar in the topping) raspberry, redcurrants, blackcurrants, wild herbs and woody cumin. That wonderful leathery edge of age is creeping in, but it remains surprisingly fresh suggesting that this will continue to evolve beautifully over the remainder of the decade. We recommend a little gentle aeration or decanting for this one. Consider popping a few in the cellar for family gatherings and Sunday roasts but be quick because we only created a limited run of around 1200 bottles and when it’s gone it’s gone.
SKU No.: 4261805
Style No.: 14769
Region: Rioja
Grapes: Tempranillo
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 14%
Volume: 750ml
Allergens: Sulphites
Powerful and seductive like all the best Spanish reds, this spectacular Rioja Reserva from the family owned Bodegas Las Orcas will sweep you off your feet. Aged in American oak for 24 months then matured in the bottle for a further 16 months, it’s número uno with big meat dishes and strong cheeses. 100% Tempranillo from their Entradas de San Ángel vineyard, 2.8 hectares which contains 60-year-old bush-trained vineyard.
It’s an elegant, deeply complex and silky-smooth red that’s brimming with coconut sweetness, floral notes, spiced plum crumble (you can almost taste the caramelised brown sugar in the topping) raspberry, redcurrants, blackcurrants, wild herbs and woody cumin. That wonderful leathery edge of age is creeping in, but it remains surprisingly fresh suggesting that this will continue to evolve beautifully over the remainder of the decade. We recommend a little gentle aeration or decanting for this one. Consider popping a few in the cellar for family gatherings and Sunday roasts but be quick because we only created a limited run of around 1200 bottles and when it’s gone it’s gone.
SKU No.: 4261805
Style No.: 14769