La Rioja Alta - Alberdi Reserva 2019
La Rioja Alta, SA is located in the La Rioja region of Spain . The estate was established in 1890 by five Riojan and Basque families. The original La Rioja Alta winery is based in Haro , but there is a second site in Labastida in the Rioja Alavesa which was built in 1996. In 1904, the Ardanza winery, owned by Don Alfredo Ardanza, joined La Rioja Alta. To commemorate the event, the Gran Reserva 904 was produced for the first time. Grupo La Rioja Alta also owns the Torre de Oña winery in the Alavesa sub-region of Rioja, Áster in Ribera del Duero and Lagar de Cervera in the Rias Baixas region of Galicia. The estate consists of approximately 660 hectares of vineyards around La Rioja. The winery located in Haro includes a cooperage, where barrels are made from American oak. Each barrel is racked by candlelight to naturally remove sediment and allow the team to monitor each barrel individually.
La Rioja Alta, SA is committed to the environment : limited treatments in the vineyards, investments in clean energy, water reuse, a solar farm, and the corks and boxes are also managed sustainably. Currently, 16 hectares are certified organic, and the goal is to increase this proportion. The board of directors also launched the Viña Ardanza Solidario program; 1% of the annual net profit (with a minimum of €100,000 per year) is allocated to humanitarian and philanthropic causes.
The Viña Alberdi Reserva 2019 is made from Tempranillo grapes from vineyards in Rodezno and Labastida. These vineyards are located at an altitude of 500 to 600 meters above sea level, planted in clay-limestone soils over 40 years ago. The grapes are hand-harvested in crates, with rigorous bunch selection in the vineyard. The grapes are transported refrigerated to the winery to preserve their quality. After a second optical selection table, alcoholic and malolactic fermentation take place naturally. Aging takes place in American oak barrels for two years ; the first year in new barrels, and the second year in barrels of two to four wines. Five traditional rackings were carried out by candlelight to manually separate sediment and avoid aggressive filtering.
Grape variety: 100% Tempranillo
