Description
Bodegas Olarra Añares Rioja Gran Reserva 2010 750ml
Bodegas Olarra is located on the outskirts of Logroño, in the heart of the Rioja Qualified Designation of Origin and within the highly regarded sub-area of Rioja Alta.
Since its establishment in 1973, Bodegas Olarra has been noted for the beauty and complexity of its unique premises thanks to its Y-shaped ground plan and its 111 hexagonal domes. Bodegas Olarra is commonly known as the Cathedral of Rioja.
Bodegas Olarra is commonly known as the Cathedral of Rioja. This winery tastefully merges cutting edge wine-related technologies with the traditional winemaking methods of La Rioja, and as a result, it creates wines with the strictest parameters of quality.
This red blend delivers a deep, bright-rimmed red color with aromas of red and dark berries, pipe tobacco and peppery spices, with subtle licorice, vanilla and floral nuances adding to the complexity. Smoky, deeply picked blackberry and bitter cherry flavors are sharpened by mineral and cracked pepper notes on the palate. Dusty tannins shape the finish, which shows very good energy and lingering floral notes.
Aged in American and French oak barrels for a minimum of 24 months and in bottle for a minimum of 36 months.
91 Points Vinous
Bodegas Olarra Añares Rioja Gran Reserva Notes To Your Senses:
- TASTE: Smoky blackberry and bitter cherry flavors, sharpened by mineral and cracked pepper
- AROMA: Red and dark berries, pipe tobacco and peppery spices
- APPEARANCE: Deep red
- ABV: 14%
- PAIRING: Lamb, pork, grilled tuna, veal, grilled sausage and hamburgers
Red Wine:
Bringing out the best aromas and flavors of red wine can be achieved through the correct storage of temperature, generally between 50 to 55 degrees. Of course, this is a general rule of thumb as it depends on the grapes used when producing wine. There are so many health benefits due to the tannin. Procyanidins are a type of condensed tannin that is found in green tea and dark chocolate. Speaking of health young red wines are better than old as they have more tannin. However, as red wine ages, they become lighter. Very old wines are translucent and pale.
Vitis vinifera originating from Eastern Europe makes up most of the common varieties of red wine. The aromas of red wine come from grapes only. Cherry, berry, jam, and herbs are all from fermented grapes and wine aging in oak barrels. Pretty simple for such a rich, complex, and tasteful wine!
Master Sommelier Little Known, Big Facts:
- The color of wine depends on the fermentation extracts using skin, like Red wine as compared to white wine, leaving the skin behind
- The oldest bottle of wine dates back to A.D. 325; it was found in Germany inside two Roman sarcophaguses
- The worst place to store wine is usually in the kitchen because it’s typically too warm, in refrigerators, their warmest setting can be too cold
- Richer heavier foods usually pair well with richer, heavier wines; light wines pair with lighter foods
- Generally, a vintage wine is a product of a single year’s harvest, not when the wine is bottled
- A “dumb” wine refers to the lack of odor while a “numb” wine has no odor and no potential of developing a pleasing odor in the feature
- If a server or sommelier hands you a cork, don’t smell it, look for the date or other information ( mold, cracking, or breaks)
- Tannin is a substance that tingles the gums when you indulge your palate with a sip of wine, it’s an excellent antioxidant
- Smell is by far the most important sense when it comes to drinking wine
- Wine was first developed in Mesopotamia, not France
- French wines are labeled following the soil on which they are produced, not according to the grape used
- When chilling wine, adding salt to ice will cool it down faster
Warnings:
You must be 21 or over to purchase this product
Instructions:
Serve chilled or at room temperature
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.