2019 La Rioja Alta "Viña Ardanza" Reserva, Rioja, SpainABOUT THIS WINE The Tempranillo (80%) comes from 30 year old vines in our Cuesta (Cenicero) and Montecillo (Fuenmayor) vineyards. The Garnacha (20%) is from La Pedriza in Tudelilla, Rioja Oriental, a 40 hectare estate with unbeatable conditions for growing this variety. The historic frost on April 28 affected some of our estates, but not our vineyards in Cenicero (Tempranillo) and Tudelilla (Garnacha). Although the quantity produced for this label was

while still remaining accessible

Husband/wife duo Matt and Sara Licklider and their small team produce the wines at a state-of-the-art winemaking cooperative in Santa Rosa

The cellar sits close to the top of the Bricco San Giuliano hill

thus allowing fervent admirers of Salon to taste a perfectly balanced Champagne

The vineyards are planted 60 percent in Cabernet Sauvignon vines

and allow a bit of modernity

Château La Conseilante is one of the oldest estates in Pomerol with a history that dates back to the 18th century when Madame Catherine Conseillan managed the vineyard and winery

The bunches are typically whole-cluster pressed in a pneumatic press to extract pure

there are no better choices than Rostaing Côte Rôties

and microclimate that provides perfect conditions for viticulture

with a fleshy

The long-neglected property has been lovingly restored by Philippe Guillanton