Description

Originaire des environs de Páganos, au cœur d'une des meilleures zones viticoles de la Rioja Alavesa, Torre de Oña est un vin innovant : il passe une partie de son élevage en fût de chêne provenant du Caucase, plus précisément d'une région de Russie située sur le 45ème parallèle, au climat continental comparable à celui de la France. Déployant une belle structure, des tanins doux et une rondeur affinée par son passage en barrique, il arbore la griffe d'un grand domaine comme La Rioja Alta S.A.

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Le domaine
Type de vin
Red - Reserva
Millésime
2015
Alcool
14.5% vol.
Cépage
95% Tempranillo, 5% Mazuelo
Origine
Rioja

L'avis des experts

The Wine Advocate:

The darker and more powerful 2015 Reserva shows the style of the vintage, which is riper and warmer but has produced quite balanced wines. It has a modern and clean style, with some creamy, spicy and smoky notes that seem to be part of the house style. It comes through as balsamic and has notes of incense and cigar ash, and it's fruit-driven, with aromas of dark berries and a touch of forest floor. The palate is medium to full-bodied with fruit and some tannins and finishes dry and clean, with good precision and length. 40,000 bottles produced.

James Suckling:

Dark cherries, vanilla, resin, bark and tea leaves. Full body, muscular but really compact tannins and wonderful purity of fruit. The finish is long and very chewy, but the transparency is undeniable. Punchy acidity and driven. Drink in 2024.

Tim Atkin:

Torre de Oña's Reserva plantings are on the north-facing part of the farm and are picked later as a result. The resulting wine is denser and darker than the other two reds in the range, with plenty of depth and structure, well-handled 40% new wood and sweet blackberry fruit. 2022-30.