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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $154.31
The 1998 Gran Reserva 904 is a blend of 90% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano aged in American cask for four years. It has...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $97.62
Bright red. Sexy, oak-spiced aromas of raspberry, cherry compote and pipe tobacco. Smoky, sweet and penetrating,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $125.95
This is a very complete wine with such beautiful length and intensity. Itā€™s compact and very driven with a great...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $199.95
The 2005 Gran Reserva 904 is a superb blend of Tempranillo from the villages of BriƱas, Labastida and Villalba with...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $70.95
Wonderful purity of fruit with a strawberry, currant and plum character. Full and velvety body with ultra-fine...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $217.82
This is a driven and super tight Gran Reserva with dark berries and hints of spice and cedar. A spicy red-pepper...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $88.33
This is a driven and super tight Gran Reserva with dark berries and hints of spice and cedar. A spicy red-pepper...
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97
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $185.46
Fresh blueberries and brambleberries take center stage, which is striking for a wine of this age. There are also lots...
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98
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $82.62
Fresh blueberries and brambleberries take center stage, which is striking for a wine of this age. There are also lots...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $64.22
Lovely dried red fruit, such as plums with just a hint of prunes. Cedar, walnut and leather undertones. Full-bodied...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $178.95
Very impressive complexity and width on the nose, showing lots of savoriness with mushrooms, sandalwood, cedar, sweet...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $76.84
Very impressive complexity and width on the nose, showing lots of savoriness with mushrooms, sandalwood, cedar, sweet...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $44.19
Beautiful nose coconut cream, vanilla and mocha nose. Smooth and mellow on the rich and velvety palate with lots of...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $96.95
Beautiful transparency here with fresh flowers, green tobacco, pine needles, crushed stones and sandalwood. Dark...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $46.14
Beautiful transparency here with fresh flowers, green tobacco, pine needles, crushed stones and sandalwood. Dark...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $70.95
Incredible aromas of flowers such as violets and orange blossom with dark fruits and sweet fruit tea. Full body, very...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $104.79
The 2007 ViƱa Ardanza Reserva is a blend of Tempranillo with 20% Garnacha, the Tempranillo from 30-year-old...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $38.62
Medium-high cherry red robe, with orange tinted tones on the edge of the glass, clear and brilliant. Intense and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $51.30
Very fresh and vivid 2009 with berries, dark spice and hints of walnuts. Full-bodied, reserved and so held back and...
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Spain La Rioja Pre-Arrival Wine

Ever since the Phoenicians and Romans brought their knowledge of vine cultivation to Spanish soils, the country's culture has grown alongside wine production, with wine being a vital part of Spanish identity and Spanish traditions. Each region of Spain has a wine quite distinct from the others, and it is produced by smallholders and families as much as it is by large companies and established wineries. From the relatively mild and lush regions of La Rioja to the arid plateaus that surround Madrid, grapes are grown in abundance for the now booming Spanish wine industry, and new laws and regulations have recently been put in place to keep the country's standards high. By combining traditional practices with modern technology, Spanish wineries are continuing to produce distinctive wines of great character, flavor and aroma, with the focus shifting in recent decades to quality over quantity.

La Rioja is by far the most famous wine region of Spain, and remains one of the world's great wine producing regions, consistently offering deep, complex red wines of character and distinction, partly due to the fact that La Rioja benefits from excellent soils, rich in minerals and nutrients, and plenty of sunshine. The climatic conditions allow the fine grape varietals to reach full ripeness and express plenty of the best features of their terroir, making La Rioja wines some of the most interesting to have ever come out of Europe. The Cantabrian mountains to the north provide the perfect shelter from the colder, wetter influences of the Atlantic oceans, and in the beloved vineyards of La Rioja, wineries have been cultivating exceedingly flavorful Tempranillo grapes for generations for the inclusion in their fine single variety and blended wines.