Wine tasting LEALTANZA Reserva DOC Rioja
Channel: videocata.tv
Date: 2013-08-12

86+ points Robert Parker "The Wine Advocate", 
91 points "Wine Spectator",
89 points "Guía Peñin 2014",
89 points from Stephen Tanzer at International Wine Cellar - September/October 2013,
90 points from the wine guide "ABC",
Gold medal at Mundusvini,
Gold medal at Global competition Bruxelles,
Tempranillo de Oro en Tempranillos al mundo, 
Silver at Bacchus.

This wine is the product of the winery Bodegas Altanza, S.A.

International Wine Cellar - September/October 2013 - Stephen Tanzer: 89 pts - "Deep ruby. Oak-spiced cherry and blackberry on the fragrant nose. Smooth, sweet and smoky in the mouth, offering cherry compote and rose pastille flavors complemented by vanilla and chewing tobacco. Finishes on an oaky note, with silky tannins and a bit of heat."

Wine Advocate - August 2012 - Neal Martin: 86 pts - "The 2008 Lealtanza Reserva is aged for 18 months in French oak casks and then three months in large Allier oak vats. It has a well-defined bouquet of dark red cherries and licorice that carries the oak well. The palate is medium-bodied with a supple entry, rounded tannins and a decent core of toasty fruit. However, it does not really build from a promising entry, rendering the finish just a little predictable. Drink now-2017."

Guía Peñin 2014: 89 pts - "Color cereza, borde granate. Aroma tostado, especiado, fruta madura. Boca especiado, fruta madura, tostado."

BODEGAS ALTANZA, HISTORY AND TRADITION
It was in 1998 that a group of businessmen related to the world of wine decided to create a new winery. This new bodega emerges with the idea of producing quality wines at a reasonable price.
At first the bodega is settled to produce reserva wines and gran reserva wines, since reserva is the wine that traditional winemakers used to keep for their best visits.

Located in Fuenmayor (Rioja Alta), Bodegas Altanza was built in a 35.000 m2 area leaving 10.000 m2 for a magnificent French garden. 
Its goal has always been and is to offer quality wine at a reasonable price, combining the best of the tradition inherent to a world renowned wine region with all the possibilities technology offers now: the goal is to make the most of a characteristic grape like the Tempranillo.

Tradition, because noble and traditional materials as wood, stones and solid bricks have been used when designing and building Bodegas Altanza. 
Bodegas Altanza maintain a vertical pressing method when making the wine; as well as the choice of the autochthonous variety as the only one when making their wines. Remarkable is the fact of getting the wooden vats back in order to produce high quality wines.

Modernity, because inside Bodegas Altanza you will find the latest technologies in the wine making process. The bottlle and barrel room both count with a climate and humidity control system.

The name of its main brand, Lealtanza, comes from the ancient Castilian, which means "Loyalty".

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