Altos R, 92 & 93 points by Tim Atkin MW

Altos R, awarded 92 & 93 points by Tim Atkin MW

Tim Atkin is a UK wine journalist, award-winning wine writer and a Master of Wine with 35 years of international experience.

He writes for a number of publications, including Harpers, Decanter, The World of Fine Wine, Gourmet Traveller Wine, The Drinks Business and Imbibe. Furthermore he is one of the Three Wine Men. He is co-chairman of the International Wine Challenge, which is the best known blind tasting competition.

For the past couple of years he has been working on a in depth study of Rioja during the harvest period. Each year he comes with a Rioja Report where he classifies the different Rioja winegrowers and wines by quality.

He also did this for the Altos wines that we have included in our range. 2 of our wines did exceptionally well in his reports getting the following scores:

Altos R Crianza 2017 – 92 Points 

Altos R Reserva 2016 – 93 Points             

Established in September 2006, this exciting “boutique” winery in the heart of the best terroir of Rioja Alavesa is passionately led by a group of experienced professionals with impeccable credentials in the world of Spanish wine. Roberto San Ilde­fonso from Finca Sobreño in Toro and Bienvenido Muñoz from Bodegas Muñoz in La Mancha, with the help of flying winemaker
Jean-Marc Sauboua from Bordeaux, are creating a range of uniquely modern Rioja wines.

They have elevated the quality of the wines through hard work and determination and have managed to balance the richness of the terroir and the traditional work in the vineyard with the latest technological advances. Each grape comes from old vines in the high-altitude villages of Laguardia, Elvillar and Kripan. The entire range of wines are aged in 80 percent French oak from Taransaud, Saury and François Frères, and 20 percent American oak.