Bodegas Bagordi Usoa de Bagordi Gran Reserva Tempranillo Graciano 2008

SPAIN : RIOJA : RIOJA ORIENTALCERTIFIED ORGANIC : Tempranillo, GracianoFULL-BODIED, RIPE RED FRUIT, ROASTED NUTS, COCOA, FRENCH OAKBodegas Bagordi has farmed organically in Andosilla since 1990. The Usoa de Bagordi Gran Reserva is the only certified organic Gran Reserva in all of DOCa Rioja — a distinction that belongs to this wine alone. Fourteen generations of the Carcar family have worked this stretch of the Ebro and Ega rivers; Luis Manuel Carcar built the current winery in 1996.60% Tempranillo, 40% Graciano, aged 24 months in French oak and 36 months in bottle. The 2008 earned 92 points from Robert Parker and a Gold at the Concurso Internacional Bacchus. At 18 years old, the oak has integrated, the tannins have softened — the fruit still carries.PAIRINGS : Slow-roasted lamb shoulder sweet tannins cut through the fat — the classic Rioja pairing Grilled ribeye full-body power match; black cherry and cocoa carry through Aged Manchego nutty firmness echoes the oak; strong regional affinity

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