{"product_id":"hacienda-lopez-de-haro-rioja-classica-gran-reserva-2005","title":"Hacienda Lopez de Haro, Rioja Classica Gran Reserva 2005","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGet to know: Hacienda Lopez de Haro, Rioja Classica Gran Reserva 2005\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTempranillo and Garnacha from 70- and 90-year-old Rioja vines - a Spanish red wine given 42 months in oak.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eTasting Note\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep cherry red, shading to russet at the rim as you'd expect from a wine this age. Dark fruit and orange peel open the nose, with liquorice, spice, tobacco, fallen leaves and a hint of nuts behind them. The palate is intense but smooth, with a sweet, enveloping start and good acidity running through. The aftertaste is long and complex, the sort of finish you notice for a while after the glass is empty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop food pairings:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarbecued lamb chops with rosemary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoast mushrooms and chestnuts with thyme and garlic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAged Manchego\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eKate Says\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Tempranillo from Seventy-year-old vines and ninety-year-old Garnacha went into this one, and then it spent three and a half years in oak before anyone put it in a bottle. That's a lot of time, and it shows in how rounded it is. Open it for something special and let it get some air first.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProducer Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHacienda López de Haro\u003c\/strong\u003e makes this Gran Reserva in Rioja from two very different sites. The Tempranillo grows on south-facing clay-limestone terraces at the foot of the Sierra de Toloño in the Sonsierra, and the Garnacha on north-facing clay-ferrous terraces in Cárdenas, in the Alto Najerilla. Both are at high altitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it's made:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-harvested in stages during the first fortnight of October\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach variety and each site fermented separately in steel tanks, with native yeasts and a short, gentle maceration at around 25ºC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalolactic fermentation happened naturally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e42 months in French oak Bordeaux barrels, half new and half used, then a long rest in bottle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rioja (D.O.Ca.), Spain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tempranillo, Garnacha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red, still, full-bodied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClosure:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVegan:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not supplied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy we love it:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mature Spanish red wine with real depth, from very old vines and years in oak. A lovely bottle to open for lamb or a long, unhurried dinner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lopez de Haro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58240356581758,"sku":"SK-02921","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/5962\/files\/LopezdeHaroClasicoGranReserva2005.jpg?v=1793365407","url":"https:\/\/www.reservewines.co.uk\/products\/hacienda-lopez-de-haro-rioja-classica-gran-reserva-2005","provider":"Reserve Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}