Olarra Clásico Reserva 2019 is a blend dominated by the Tempranillo grape. It is an exclusive Rioja in which past and present merge into the same concept: it is modern, structured, powerful, and with an exceptional balance between fruit and wood.
Olarra is one of the Spanish wineries with the most experience and success in crafting wines with long ageing periods. Its fantastic Olarra Clásico Reserva 2019 has been made from a selection of Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, and Viura grapes that originate from the privileged area of Rioja Alta .
This is a wine specially designed for Vinoselección, aiming for the perfect assembly, just as in the previous harvest with Olarra Clásico Reserva 2018, a wine that exceeded all expectations because it made it into the top ten of wines recognised for their excellent quality-to-price ratio, published by the Wine Searcher portal, in the category of wines under €10.
Olarra Clásico Reserva 2019 was crafted in the style of the classic productions of the late last century: short macerations were performed to preserve the wine’s original freshness and the more varietal profiles. Afterwards, it was refined over 19 months in Missouri oak barrels, with periodic racking. After a light clarification with egg white, it was bottled for its ageing period in bottle.
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Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
Graciano, Garnacha tinta, 97% Tempranillo, Mazuelo
Type of barrel
American oak (85%) and French oak (15%) barrels. American oak (85%) and French oak (15%) barrels.
Type of bottle
Bordeaux
Barrel aging time
19 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Bottling
04/2022
Total acidity (g/l)
6
Volatile acidity (g/l)
0.72
pH
3.65
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14
Description
Olarra Clásico Reserva 2019 comes from the privileged region of Rioja Alta and is produced from a selection of fruit including Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano and Viura, with a blend dominated by Tempranillo.
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Olarra Clásico Reserva 2019 stands out, visually, for its beautiful cherry garnet colour with a faint garnet rim, luminous and bright.
Nose
On the nose, it is aromatic and fragrant, with abundant memories of red and black fruits (cherries, blackberries, and blackcurrants), spicy notes (cinnamon), followed by toasted wood aromas and a pleasant balsamic background.
Mouth
On the palate, it is round, broad, and with a good flavour development, featuring fruity character and a ripe, moreish tannin that gives it a smooth and very pleasant mouthfeel. Good and long final persistence, marked by notes of red fruit and toasted echoes.
