RARE Library Release: 2005 Gran Reserva
This morning’s 2005 Gran Reserva is a one-stop masterclass in Rioja and a remarkable find for all who appreciate mature fine wines. A perennial winner, this vintage was awarded 95 points and “Gran Reserva of the Year” by Tim Atkin MW.
The wine elite have spoken (THREE Masters of Wine – and more), and the verdict is one of overwhelming praise for what Jancis Robinson MW acutely describes as “Absolutely classic and engaging… Really serious wine.”
Praised by Decanter Magazine last year for “displaying all the complexity that you’d expect from a gran reserva at nearly 20 years of age.” It is crazy to me to be able to offer a 2005, which alongside 2001, represents the greatest vintages of the 21st century. The unbridled power and depth of the vintage are now unfurling. While it’s in its prime drinking window now, this wine will last at least a decade. If this were 2005 Bordeaux, let alone Burgundy, the price for this quality would be at least four times higher.
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“On the palate, the still-definite tannins are smooth and classic Rioja rather than silky burgundy. Very good value for such a mature wine… Ready now but no rush. Good value for a complex, mature classic.”
Julia Harding MW
Coming straight from the stone cellars of Bodega Classica, these come crated and individually wrapped. After 21 years in barrel and bottle, this wine is peaking right now!
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RIOJA GRAN RESERVA (OWC) BY LOPEZ DE HARO 2005
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY
95 Points / Gran Reserva of the Year
Tim Atkin MW, Feb 2024
Very Good Value
Julia Harding MW
BODY / STYLE / OAK
Full-Medium-Bodied / Earthy, floral, mineral / Oaked
SWEETNESS / ABV
Extra Dry / 14% alc./vol.
CELLARING /
Drink now or cellar
FOOD PAIRING /
Duck breast, Lamb, Red Meat, Roasted Vegetables
TASTING NOTE /
“One of a number of very smart historic releases from this San Vicente de la Sonsierra-based winery, this old-vine cuvée marries Tempranillo from the Sonsierra with 15% Garnacha from Cardenas. Matured in 50% new French oak, it’s a poised, balanced, scented delight with stony minerality, top notes of tobacco leaf and fresh leather, scented spices and savoury wild strawberry fruit.”
BOTTLES PER CASE / DELIVERY
6 x 750mL (OWC) / Complimentary
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A LITTLE HISTORY
Bodega Classica is an imposing winery atop a hill in the village of Sonsierra in the sub region of Rioja Alta amid the foothills of the Toloña Mountains, a part of the great Sierra de Cantabria range that does so much to protect the Rioja region from the less desirable Atlantic climate from the north.
The 70 year-old vines planted at high altitudes yield small quantities, but exceptionally high-quality grapes. Hand-harvested in October to assure maximum ripeness, the grapes see a period of time in stainless steel tanks before spending more than 30 months in French oak barrels (50% new, 50% used). Then over 15 years of bottle aging in the cellar.
The winemaking is in the classic Rioja style culminating in time in French and American oak with the length of its stay dependant on the status of the wine, eg reserva or gran reserva.
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Cheers!
Jonny Bick (WineOnline)
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THE LOCATION: RIOJA, SPAIN
THE PRODUCER: BODEGA CLASSICA
THE GRAPES: 15% GRACIANO, 85% TEMPRANILLO
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