Lopez de Haro Gran Reserva Single Bottle

Hacienda López de Haro Gran Reserva is a red wine produced by Bodega Classica in D.O. La Rioja. The idea of Bodega Classica is to produce "contemporary classic wines" with a traditional production but a modern twist at the same time.

Hacienda López de Haro Gran Reserva is made from a coupage of Tempranillo and Graciano varieties.
The grapes come from old vines in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, a town with a great wine tradition at the foothill of the Sierra Cantabria.
The estates are located on terraces beside the River Ebro. They have poor soils which shows a low production but high quality grapes.
The harvest is done manually and the grapes are transferred to the winery in small trailers.

• Ageing: Aged for 30 months in French and American oak barrels. Quarterly racking. Bottle aged for at least three years.
• Harvest: Handpicked during the second and third week of October.
• 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).

Tasting Note : 

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.

Food Pairing: Grilled red meats, beef, cold meat, Small game, Roasts, Roasted red meats