Bodegas Benito Urbina Gran Reserva Rioja Spain

Name: Bodegas Benito Urbina Gran Reserva Rioja Spain - 1996
Where it's from:  >Spain >Rioja
Price per case: £187.40 
Bottle size: 75 cl
Bottles per case: 12
Style: Powerful Reds
Grapes: Tempranillo / Graciano / Mazuelo
Description: 90% Tempranillo as well as a little Graciano and Mazuelo the wine sees 24 months ageing in American oak casks and 36 months in bottle.

Splendid ripe, complex nose it is a reddish-garnet colour. Hharmonious and well-balanced oak and fruit tannins are evident in this intense wine showing rich fruit, great finesse, velvet smoothness and wondrous length.
Country: Spain
Region: Rioja
Producer: Bodegas Benito Urbina
Product ID: 59690
Number of cases : 
Delivery Timescales: 10
Bodegas Benito Urbina Gran Reserva Especial Rioja Spain
95% Tempranillo as well as a little Graciano and Mazuelo this wine will be aged 24 months in oak casks, and more than 5 years in bottle. The result of great care from the vineyard to the winery is an intense, dark ruby coloured wine with amber glints. On the nose it is powerful, rich and seductive showing vegetable/tobacco aromas. Complex, classy with perfect harmony of oak and glorious fruit, including prunes, dates, sweet raisin flavours develop a silky and creamy palate with a very long and full finish. (12 x 75 cl)
Bodegas Benito Urbina RED LABEL Reserva Rioja Spain
Made from 95% Tempranillo as well as a little Graciano and Mazuelo from 20+ year old vines, this wine has been aged 24 months in American oak casks . The result is a dark ruby coloured wine with amber glints and a savoury, vanilla oak bouquet. Elegant, attractive sweet middle palate and concentrated ripe fruit charater carry though to the excellent lengthy finish. (12 x 75 cl)
Bodegas Benito Urbina BLUE LABEL Reserva Especial Rioja Spain
Made from 95% Tempranillo as well as a little Graciano and Mazuelo from 20+ year old vines once in the winery this wine is aged 18 months in American oak casks and then spends a further 12 months in bottle before release. Dark ruby red in colour with amber glints the nose is very pronounced showing seductive figs, apricots, nuts, savoury vanilla oak bouquet. Voluptuous, sweet middle palate with delicious, concentrated ripe berry, mature fruit broadening out. Wonderful length, make this a classy and complex wine. (12 x 75 cl)
Bodegas Benito Urbina Oak Aged Tempranillo Rioja Spain
100% Tempranillo and aged 6 months in American oak has produced a wine with an enticing summer-fruit nose with vanilla pod undertones. Luscious, smooth, mature damson and strawberry fruit on the palate give way to rounded, creamy, vanilla flavours, while the good weight and structure are well balanced, leaving a very pleasant lingering aftertaste. (12 x 75 cl)
Bodegas Benito Urbina Tempranillo Rioja Spain
100% Tempranillo. Striking, cherry-red colour with primary aromas of red berries and flowers. The summer fruit flavours broadening out on the palate giving weight to the soft tannins, leaving a refreshing aftertaste. (12 x 75 cl)
Bodegas Benito Urbina Seleccion Rioja Spain
Made from a selection of the very best Tempranillo grapes from vines over 20 year old are used for the production of Reserva and Gran Reserva wines. Once in the winery the fruit is aged 15 months in American oak casks and released early before Reserva status, but with all the qualities of Urbina's Reserva wines. The result is an intense, dark ruby red coloured wine showing a very concentrated nose of berries, damsons, and figs. Full-bodied character with rich fruit cake and savoury vanilla flavours on the palate make this a well-structured wine as the mellow, firm tannins give through to the long finish. (12 x 75 cl)
Bodegas Benito Urbina Crianza Rioja Spain
The hand-picked grapes, 95% Tempranillo with a little Graciano and Mazuelo are from 20+ year old vines. Once in the winery the wine spends 12 months in American oak casks and a minimum of 6 months in bottle before release. The result is a ruby coloured wine with garnet hues and an intense, mature, strawberry, vanilla nose. Well-balanced, creamy smooth and velvety, complement the texture of red berries, nuts and spice flavours that enhance the firm tannins through to the long lasting, persistent aftertaste. (12 x 75 cl)
Bodegas Benito Urbina PLOT Rioja Spain
Intense ruby coloured wine with attractive purple rim. Seductive aromas of sweet spices, ripe blackberries, mineral notes provide a delicious freshness while hints of white pepper are also evident. Round and soft with a refreshing feel on the palate the silky texture endures through to the lingering finish. (12 x 75 cl)
Bodegas Urbina URBINA Gran Reserva Especial Rioja DOC
Bodegas Urbina is a family-owned, single estate winery with 75 Ha. of vineyards. Four generations have been dedicated to the cultivation of their vineyards and organic methods have been adopted. The bodega is situated in Cuzcurrita de Rio Tiron, on the northwestern edge of Rioja and since 1975 the bodega has aged and bottle their own wine in order to retain the special characteristics of a small single estate. 100%Tempranillo this wine is an atractive Cherry-Red colour with Ruby-Red glints. Intense primary aromas with red berries tones are supported by slight aromas of liquorice and flowers. Full bodied, intense sensation with balance of ripe fruit flavour deliver through the long finish. (12 x 75 cl)
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