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Altos R Pigeage Tempranillo 2015

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Altos R Pigeage Tempranillo 2015
Drinks Business Rioja Masters, (Master Title)Wines from Spain Awards, (Top 100 Title)Decanter Asia Awards, (Bronze Medal)International Wine Challenge, (Gold Medal)Premios Vinduero-Vindouro, (90 Points)Tasted 100% Blind, Andreas Larsson, (91 Points)Guía Wine Up, (92+ Points)James Suckling, (95 Points)James Suckling Top 100 Wines in the World, (Top 100 Title)International Wine Awards, (Gold Medal)International Wine Awards, (90-94 Points)Guia Peñin, (92 Points)Premios Vinduero-Vindouro, (Gold Medal)Concurso Nacional de Monovarietales, MonoVino 2018, (Gold Medal)Tim Atkin Report, (95 Points)China Wine & Spirits Best Value Awards, (Silver Medal)China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA), (Silver Medal)Asia Wine Trophy, (Gold Medal)Berliner Wine Trophy, (Gold Medal)International Wine Challenge, (95 Points)Decanter World Wine Awards, (Bronze Medal)Concours des Vins Lyon, (Silver Medal)Sommelier Wine Awards, (Silver Medal)Mundus Vini - Spring Tasting, (Gold Medal)Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition, (Gold Medal)
Proudly bearing an incredibly impressive list of awards – including a ‘Top 100’ rating from the Wines From Spain Awards – Jean-Marc Sauboua’s barrel-aged Tempranillo-Graciano blend brims with ripe red berry and vanilla-spice notes.
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Wine Details

MasterDrinks Business Rioja Masters, (Master Title)
Top 100Wines from Spain Awards, (Top 100 Title)
BronzeDecanter Asia Awards, (Bronze Medal)
GoldInternational Wine Challenge, (Gold Medal)
90
90PTS
Premios Vinduero-Vindouro, (90 Points)
91
91PTS
Tasted 100% Blind, Andreas Larsson, (91 Points)
92+
92+PTS
Guía Wine Up, (92+ Points)
95
95PTS
James Suckling, (95 Points)
Top 100James Suckling Top 100 Wines in the World, (Top 100 Title)
GoldInternational Wine Awards, (Gold Medal)
90-94
90-94PTS
International Wine Awards, (90-94 Points)
92
92PTS
Guia Peñin, (92 Points)
GoldPremios Vinduero-Vindouro, (Gold Medal)
GoldConcurso Nacional de Monovarietales, MonoVino 2018, (Gold Medal)
95
95PTS
Tim Atkin Report, (95 Points)
SilverChina Wine & Spirits Best Value Awards, (Silver Medal)
SilverChina Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA), (Silver Medal)
GoldAsia Wine Trophy, (Gold Medal)
GoldBerliner Wine Trophy, (Gold Medal)
95
95PTS
International Wine Challenge, (95 Points)
BronzeDecanter World Wine Awards, (Bronze Medal)
SilverConcours des Vins Lyon, (Silver Medal)
SilverSommelier Wine Awards, (Silver Medal)
GoldMundus Vini - Spring Tasting, (Gold Medal)
GoldCatavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition, (Gold Medal)

Flavor Profile

Beyond the label

Winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua may have perfected his craft at Bordeaux’s famed Château Haut Brion, but he has Rioja in his blood (it is his mother’s homeland, after all).

This red is special to Jean-Marc, so he sought out grapes from a plot of 80-year-old Tempranillo and Graciano vines in the premium district of Rioja Alavesa. These miserly old vines yield tiny grapes that deliver a sweet, pure intensity. To showcase all that flavor character and draw out deep color with velvety texture, Jean-Marc employed the pigeage technique in the cellar (a traditional Burgundian method of fermenting in open vats and gently plunging skins, repeatedly). After treating the wine to a luxurious 28 months in French oak barrels, the quality-obsessed Jean-Marc was happy and he released this gem to unbelievable acclaim.

We’ve counted four gold medals so far, plus a ‘Top 100’ rating from the Wine From Spain Awards and two 95-point scores from International Wine Challenge judges and Master of Wine Tim Atkin. Mr. Atkin raved: “a step up on the impressive 2014, which was very good in its own right, this is the best release yet from Altos de Rioja under this label ... it’s an unashamedly modern red, with masses of color, serious tannins, refreshing acidity, and complex, layered fruit.

With acclaim like this, we can’t promise that our limited stocks will last. You know what you need to do.

Winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua may have perfected his craft at Bordeaux’s fam

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“This is the best release yet from Altos de Rioja under this label.”

Master of Wine Tim Atkin

on Altos R Pigeage 2015

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