La Rioja Alta is a flagship winery in Spain’s Rioja region, famed for its traditional-style aged red wines that exhibit complexity, finesse, and a capacity for extended cellaring.

La Rioja Alta, a family-owned bodega founded in 1890, cultivates 425 hectares across Rioja's subregions, focusing on Tempranillo-dominant traditional wines from calcareous clay and limestone soils at 320-600 meters elevation. Their distinctive approach combines extended barrel aging in house-made American oak with traditional racking by candlelight, maintaining classical Rioja character while many producers have shifted toward international styles.

Rioja Alta

904 Gran Reserva, 1997

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