Description

Après deux années au cours desquelles la qualité des récoltes était insuffisante pour produire Viña Ardanza, la récolte 2004 a été excellente, avec une maturation des cépages exceptionnelle. Elle s’est avérée tout aussi remarquable en 2005, et nous vous présentons aujourd’hui le millésime 2008 de ce Rioja incontournable, à la structure admirable et à l’équilibre exceptionnel. Vin espagnol le mieux classé dans la liste 2014 des 100 meilleurs vins du monde du magazine Wine Spectator, il a également été élu Meilleur Vin de la Rioja au concours international Wines from Spain 2015.

Fiche technique

Le domaine
Type de vin
Red - Reserva
Millésime
2008
Alcool
13.5% vol.
Cépage
80% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha
Origine
Rioja

L'avis des experts

The Wine Advocate:

"Vintages for Viña Ardanza seem to be going fast. It seems like yesterday that the 2001 was released and now the 2008 Viña Ardanza is already here. This is the first vintage when they have been able to use the fruit from their new Garnacha vineyards in the village of Tudelilla (Rioja Baja), La Pedriza, which represents 20% of the blend complementing the majority of Tempranillo. The wine was put in barrel in March 2009, separately; the Tempranillo was in four-year-old barrels for 36 months with six rackings, and the Garnacha in second and third use barrels for 30 months with five rackings. Vintages might go fast, but the wine does not feel too young, which was my fear. There are notes of stewed meat, cured leather, cloves, other spices and an overall balsamic character. The palate feels solid, consistent, nicely built, with abundant tannins and good balancing acidity. This should stand up to food and be able to develop in bottle. No less than 600,000 bottles are produced. I tasted from a bottle from March 2013."