Urbina Gran Reserva Especial 2004 D.O.C. Rioja

VINTAGE: 2004

PRODUCER: Bodegas Pedro Benito Urbina

LOCATION: Cuzcurrita del Rio Tiron

APPELLATION:  Rioja Alta

VARIETALS: 90% Tempranillo, 5% Mazuelo, 5% Graciano

AGEING: 24 months in American oak + 36 months in the bottle before release

ALCOHOL: 14.3%

PRODUCTION: 6,000 cases

RATING: 95 Pts. Tim Atkins

The 2004 Gran Reserva - the best vintage so far in the XXI century - is medium ruby colored with a lovely bouquet, remarkably complex, savoury and scented with notes of wild strawberries, forest floor and pouch tobacco, filigree tannins, and haunting balsamic sweetness.

4th generation family-owned, single estate winery producing Rioja’s finest wines since 1870. With their 75 hectares of  vineyards, Urbina makes wines with unparalleled ageing capacity. Known in the U.K. as “Burgundy from Rioja”, Urbina’s wines have the elegance, craftsmanship and ageing potential of the finest wines ever produced. Unlike modern-style producers, Urbina continues true to its roots, its terroir and the style that’s made Rioja famous around the world.