These are winemaker’s “icon” style wines, otherwise dubbed “new wave wines” from Rioja, which carry no age statement but generally spend at least a year in barrique, frequently made from new French oak.
Company
Product Name
Medal
Bodegas LAN
LAN A Mano 2009
Master
Araex Rioja Alavesa SL
R&G Rolland Galarreta Rioja 2010
Silver
Araex Rioja Alavesa SL
Baigorri Garnacha 2010
Silver
Araex Rioja Alavesa SL
Merus.4 – 2007
Silver
Bodegas Muriel
JME Blanco 2011
Silver
Bodegas Muriel
JME Graciano 2011
Silver
Bodegas Vivanco
Colección Vivanco 4 Varietales 2010
Silver
Gonzalez Byass
Beronia Graciano 2010
Silver
Araex Rioja Alavesa SL
Altos R Pigeage 2010
Bronze
Araex Rioja Alavesa SL
Baigorri De Garage 2008
Bronze
Bodegas Muriel
JME Tempranillo 2010
Bronze
Bodegas Muriel
Marqués de Elciego Edicion Limitada 2010
Bronze
Bodegas y Viñedos Codorníu Raventos
Viña Pomal Alto de la Caseta 2008
Bronze
Domecq Wines España SA
Dominio Campo Viejo 2007
Bronze
Rioja 15 years and older
We also included a category of old Rioja to group together older expressions for which the region is well-known. These were typically Gran Reservas.
By
Patrick Schmitt