Saucy Summer Spaniards

Saucy Summer Spaniards? Seriously? Isn't that a bit of a very bold one! Not sure the following content will be able to hold up with so much an attention-grabbing headline!? But one thing is for sure! No insignificant  endless blather about the following potations … well, at least I hope so! Let's not be so complicated and knowledge-drop'istic as usual and stick to the essentials and just get the hell started: 

Happening Now Tasting 6: Bodegas La Rioja Alta Viña Ardanza Reserva 1994, Rioja

Hell man, my first Rioja on the blog! As I’ve just realized that fact, I was definitely a bit shocked, because I’d consider la Rioja as one of my most preferred viticulture regions on this very planet. So, today we'll have another premiere on "Happening Now Tasting"! This time I’d like to introduce you guys to Viña Ardanza Reserva 1994 from the fundamentally amazing famous Bodegas La Rioja Alta. In general Viña Ardanza Reserva is a blend of 80% Tempranillo from vineyards in Fuenmayor and Cenicero (Rioja Alta, 600m above sea-level) and 20% Garnacha from vineyards in Tudelilla (Rioja Baja). Like most Rioja Alta wines the Ardanza is for sure a “slow wine” in a slightly different sense. A commercial sense maybe! The ageing in American oak barrels takes in average four years for the Tempranillo and two to three years for the Garnacha. Subsequent to the aging in barrel the Viña Ardanza Reserva wines will spend another several years in the bottle before being released to the public. Let’s check it out on “Happening Now” …