Casa La Rad Alma Rioja 2020
93 Points - James Suckling. We’re proud to bring you Alma La Rad Rioja DOCa, the flagship wine from Bodegas Casa La Rad, with only 2,000 bottles produced. Awarded an impressive 93 points by James Suckling, this 50/50 blend of Tempranillo and Garnacha is grown at 500m altitude and fermented in large French oak barrels. Crafted by an environmentally focused estate committed to biodiversity, Alma La Rad is both complex and elegant — a rare Rioja to enjoy now or cellar for years to come.
Wine Press Ratings
93 Points - James Suckling (2020 Vintage)
"Initially spicy, showing pepper, ripe blackberries, dark chocolate, dried coriander and tar. Medium- to full-bodied with plenty of firm yet dusty tannins. Juicy and mealy in the finish with good length."
90 Points - Tim Atkin MW (2020 Vintage)
"Alma is an equal blend of Garnacha and Tempranillo from Casa La Rad's extensive estate in the Ocón Valley. Assertively wooded in 50% new French oak, this is firm, grippy and dense, with layers of damson black cherry and fig, some coffee bean oak and plenty of supporting tannins and acidity."
Production
Hand-harvested in cases, fermented in open large barrels, 500 litres, with frequent stirring. After fermentation, it was pressed and went with its lees to new French barrels for malolactic fermentation, and it was aged there for 18 months. After ageing, it was bottled and kept in the winery for 2 years before labelling.
About Casa La Rad
This large, family-owned estate in the northern foothills of the Iberian Massif (Valle de Ocón) encompasses 2,000 acres; composed of 1,360 acres of indigenous wood with a mixture of species from mountain and Mediterranean environments, 272 acres of vineyards, and 37 acres of olive groves. The remainder of the estate is dedicated to growing almonds and cereal crops.
The winery's focus in production is to seek a balance between their activity and the local environment so as to sustain or improve its vitality and biodiversity. They see the environment as not just the part related to nature, but also that related to the human beings who live and work in those surroundings.
93 Points - James Suckling. We’re proud to bring you Alma La Rad Rioja DOCa, the flagship wine from Bodegas Casa La Rad, with only 2,000 bottles produced. Awarded an impressive 93 points by James Suckling, this 50/50 blend of Tempranillo and Garnacha is grown at 500m altitude and fermented in large French oak barrels. Crafted by an environmentally focused estate committed to biodiversity, Alma La Rad is both complex and elegant — a rare Rioja to enjoy now or cellar for years to come.
Wine Press Ratings
93 Points - James Suckling (2020 Vintage)
"Initially spicy, showing pepper, ripe blackberries, dark chocolate, dried coriander and tar. Medium- to full-bodied with plenty of firm yet dusty tannins. Juicy and mealy in the finish with good length."
90 Points - Tim Atkin MW (2020 Vintage)
"Alma is an equal blend of Garnacha and Tempranillo from Casa La Rad's extensive estate in the Ocón Valley. Assertively wooded in 50% new French oak, this is firm, grippy and dense, with layers of damson black cherry and fig, some coffee bean oak and plenty of supporting tannins and acidity."
Production
Hand-harvested in cases, fermented in open large barrels, 500 litres, with frequent stirring. After fermentation, it was pressed and went with its lees to new French barrels for malolactic fermentation, and it was aged there for 18 months. After ageing, it was bottled and kept in the winery for 2 years before labelling.
About Casa La Rad
This large, family-owned estate in the northern foothills of the Iberian Massif (Valle de Ocón) encompasses 2,000 acres; composed of 1,360 acres of indigenous wood with a mixture of species from mountain and Mediterranean environments, 272 acres of vineyards, and 37 acres of olive groves. The remainder of the estate is dedicated to growing almonds and cereal crops.
The winery's focus in production is to seek a balance between their activity and the local environment so as to sustain or improve its vitality and biodiversity. They see the environment as not just the part related to nature, but also that related to the human beings who live and work in those surroundings.
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93 Points - James Suckling. We’re proud to bring you Alma La Rad Rioja DOCa, the flagship wine from Bodegas Casa La Rad, with only 2,000 bottles produced. Awarded an impressive 93 points by James Suckling, this 50/50 blend of Tempranillo and Garnacha is grown at 500m altitude and fermented in large French oak barrels. Crafted by an environmentally focused estate committed to biodiversity, Alma La Rad is both complex and elegant — a rare Rioja to enjoy now or cellar for years to come.
Wine Press Ratings
93 Points - James Suckling (2020 Vintage)
"Initially spicy, showing pepper, ripe blackberries, dark chocolate, dried coriander and tar. Medium- to full-bodied with plenty of firm yet dusty tannins. Juicy and mealy in the finish with good length."
90 Points - Tim Atkin MW (2020 Vintage)
"Alma is an equal blend of Garnacha and Tempranillo from Casa La Rad's extensive estate in the Ocón Valley. Assertively wooded in 50% new French oak, this is firm, grippy and dense, with layers of damson black cherry and fig, some coffee bean oak and plenty of supporting tannins and acidity."
Production
Hand-harvested in cases, fermented in open large barrels, 500 litres, with frequent stirring. After fermentation, it was pressed and went with its lees to new French barrels for malolactic fermentation, and it was aged there for 18 months. After ageing, it was bottled and kept in the winery for 2 years before labelling.
About Casa La Rad
This large, family-owned estate in the northern foothills of the Iberian Massif (Valle de Ocón) encompasses 2,000 acres; composed of 1,360 acres of indigenous wood with a mixture of species from mountain and Mediterranean environments, 272 acres of vineyards, and 37 acres of olive groves. The remainder of the estate is dedicated to growing almonds and cereal crops.
The winery's focus in production is to seek a balance between their activity and the local environment so as to sustain or improve its vitality and biodiversity. They see the environment as not just the part related to nature, but also that related to the human beings who live and work in those surroundings.
