Embeleso Rioja Reserva Seleccion Especial 2009
About the wine
A Rioja brimming with class
- The Rioja buffs amongst you already know that 2009 was an outstanding year for winemaking. Add Gorka, our Parker point adorned master into the mix... and the rest is history!
- The very definition of depth and decadence. Bags of fresh ripe fruit, beautifully intense in colour, with a smooth caramel finish that'll leave you licking your lips like a kid left alone in a sweet shop.
- Crack it open with your favourite people, plus a big ol' dish of roasted chorizo and paprika studded spuds. Scrum-diddly-umptious.
Best before
Drink now to 2026
Serving advice
Serve at 16-18°C. Open/Decant 1+ hour before serving
Food match
Lamb cutlets roasted over vine shoots, served with potatoes seasoned with chorizo and paprika
Contains sulphites
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Gorka Etxebarria
- He's a gentle, modest young guy with very little to be modest about. After all how many winemakers his age have managed to win 90 points from the world's most influential wine critic, Robert Parker
- Burgo Viejo is owned by 6 families of farmers, not winemakers or salesmen. They used to simply sell their grapes and never see the true products of their labours. Then Gorka came to save the day and showed them exactly how good their grapes were!
- His second love is head banging guitar...and having tasted his wines, and heard his music, we should all be grateful that wine is his first love! Save everyone's ear drums, support this winemaker in his fantastic contribution to Spanish wines.
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