2010 Rioja Gran Reserva 890, La Rioja Alta Your Store

2010 Rioja Gran Reserva 890, La Rioja Alta

Rioja Alta, Rioja, Spain

Time, Bottled.

A wine of breathtaking poise and patience, the 2010 Gran Reserva 890 is Rioja in its purest, most classical form. Layers of dark cherry, dried fig and plum unfold into notes of cedar, tobacco leaf, cocoa and warm spice, wrapped in a graceful halo of fine oak. The palate is silken yet structured, mature red fruit carried by ultra-fine tannins, bright acidity and a savoury, endlessly complex finish. Each sip feels like a slow revelation: elegance, depth, and time’s gentle hand working in perfect harmony.

For when: you want to stop the clock and taste history.
Pairs with: roast lamb, aged Manchego, or quiet conversation in candlelight.

La Rioja Alta, founded in 1890 in the Barrio de la Estación of Haro, is one of Spain’s great wine institutions, a living link between Rioja’s past and its enduring relevance today. The winery has always stood for patience, craft, and classical finesse, ageing its wines far longer than fashion demands to achieve a seamless balance of fruit and evolution.

The Gran Reserva 890 is La Rioja Alta’s crowning jewel, produced only in exceptional vintages and named in honour of the estate’s founding year. Crafted primarily from Tempranillo (with small amounts of Graciano and Mazuelo), the wine spends around six years in carefully selected American oak before resting even longer in bottle prior to release. The 2010 vintage, one of the greatest in recent Rioja history, delivers extraordinary precision and longevity. With its polished tannins, lifted aromatics and remarkable depth, it is both a masterpiece of tradition and a reminder that true greatness needs no rush.

Whats in the bottle
95% Tempranillo, 3% Graciano, 2% Mazuelo

Notable Awards
98 points, Tim Atkin MW 97 points, James Suckling "A fragrant nose of blackberries, plums, earth, dried flowers, leather, cloves, sweet tobacco and cigar box. Full-bodied with seamless tannins and fresh acidity. Balanced and layered with great tension. Elegant, with a velvety texture and a long finish. Such length and beauty now with so much age. Drink or hold."

£179.00
Taxes included.

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  • Producer Information

Few names embody the soul of traditional Rioja quite like La Rioja Alta. Founded in 1890 by five families in Haro’s historic Barrio de la Estación, the bodega remains one of Spain’s most revered and steadfastly classical producers. Over more than 130 years, it has built a reputation for patience, precision, and unwavering respect for time, crafting wines that mature not just in oak, but in character.

The estate’s vineyards lie in the cool, high-altitude reaches of Rioja Alta, where clay-limestone soils and Atlantic influences yield Tempranillo of exceptional finesse and natural acidity. From these vines come wines that are born for ageing, vibrant in youth, transcendent with maturity. The grapes are vinified in a combination of tradition and control, then matured in American oak barrels made by La Rioja Alta’s own cooperage, ensuring absolute consistency of style and quality.

Their hierarchy of labels, Viña Alberdi, Viña Ardanza, Gran Reserva 904, and the legendary Gran Reserva 890, represents not just increasing age, but increasing depth and complexity. Each is released only when deemed ready, often more than a decade after harvest, offering drinkers a taste of Rioja’s past made freshly alive.

At La Rioja Alta, time isn’t just an ingredient, it’s the guiding philosophy. The result is wines that balance grace with gravitas, offering an ageless expression of what makes Rioja not merely a region, but a legacy.

2010 Rioja Gran Reserva 890, La Rioja Alta

£179.00

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