Glorioso Reserva 2019
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Tim Atkin
The Reserva version of a wine that’s a great ambassador of Rioja, from an Excellent vintage
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From the heights of Laguardia, between the majestic Sierra de Cantabria and the calmly meandering river Ebro, comes a wine with history, character and excellence. Glorioso Reserva 2019 is pure Rioja Alavesa, an exceptional Tempranillo from one of the best vintages of the century in the Denominación de Origen, classified as Excellent.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Tempranillo
Type of barrel
French and American oak barrels
Type of bottle
Burgundy
Barrel aging time
12 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Total acidity (g/l)
5.4
Volatile acidity (g/l)
0.82
Sugar
0.33
pH
3.7
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14.47
General Information
Glorioso Reserva is one of the finest ambassadors of Rioja and one of the best-known wines made by Cosme Palacio. This winery dates back to 1894, when the man it’s named after, a successful entrepreneur from Bilbao who had studied oenology at Montpellier, revolutionised the Rioja winegrowing world by introducing French oak for ageing, converting it into the heart and soul of his great wines. The firm is currently part of the prestigious Entrecanales Domecq e Hijos group that controls more than 400 hectares of superb vineyards and has six wineries in different Denominaciones de Origen.
Glorioso Reserva 2019 comes from an exceptional vintage – rated as Excellent – and pays tribute to this tradition with a careful selection of 100% Tempranillo grapes and more than 12 months in French and American oak barrels. Savour the perfect blend of modernity and tradition in each sip of this masterpiece of winemaking shaped by time and the knowhow of pioneers like the prestigious French winemaker Michel Rolland.
Glorioso Reserva 2019 is ideal with dishes such as pheasant with apple and foie stuffing or grilled baby lamb chops.
Tasting notes
Deep garnet-red colour.
Very intense nose, with pleasant aromas of red fruit, coconut and bonbon, giving way to spicy, floral and balsamic notes. Elegant.
Full and flavourful on the palate, with excellent balance; fruity, fresh and meaty with perfectly integrated fine tannins. Long, lingering finish.
The winery
Bodegas Cosme Palacio is one of the most historic wineries in Laguardia, the heart of Rioja Alavesa, and one of those that has best adapted to modern times. It was founded in 1894 by Cosme Palacio y Bermejillo, a well-known businessman and politician from Bilbao—he served as a provincial deputy and president of the Chamber of Commerce of the Vizcaya capital—who, unintentionally, completely revolutionized the Rioja wine sector. After studying enology in Montpellier and alongside the winemaker Domingo Garramiola, Cosme Palacio traveled to Valbuena de Duero to continue experimenting.
Years later, Cosme Palacio returned to Rioja determined to apply the Bordeaux winemaking techniques he had learned in France, while Domingo stayed in the lands of Valladolid to take charge of one of the most promising wineries in the area: Vega Sicilia. During the 1980s, the winery decided to undertake a process of enological modernization with the help of the Frenchman Michel Rolland, who was already considered one of the best winemakers in the world. Rolland reinterpreted the winery’s most iconic brand, Cosme Palacio y Hermanos, transforming it into the first modern wine of Rioja, a pioneer of the so-called ‘signature wines’ and ‘high expression wines.’
The acquisition of the winery by the powerful Hijos de Antonio Barceló group in 1998 turned Bodegas Palacio into one of the most modern companies in the Rioja wine industry. Today, it is part of the group Entrecanales Domecq e Hijos.