Bodegas Altanza

Dominio de Heredia Rioja Tempranillo

8.863 ratings
9.05 pro ratings
La Rioja Alta, La Rioja, Spain
Tempranillo
Lamb, Tomato-Based, Polenta, Hard Cheese, Pork, Beef, Pasta, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Venison, Exotic Spices, Potato, Turkey, Beans & Peas, Herbs, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Duck, Salami & Prosciutto, White Rice, Chili & Hot Spicy, Lasagna, Pizza, Barbecue, Mexican Cuisine, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Josh Rubin

Dark ruby. Grippy and forward with good restrained fruit. Balanced, lengthy mouthfeel. Great great food wine.

Dark ruby. Grippy and forward with good restrained fruit. Balanced, lengthy mouthfeel. Great great food wine.

1 person found it helpfulJul 29th, 2014
Andy Hale

Mild, easy drinking. Light blackcurrant and not too acidic.

Mild, easy drinking. Light blackcurrant and not too acidic.

1 person found it helpfulOct 29th, 2012
Miguel de Leon

Service Director/Wine Educator Casa Mono

8.5

Not a thinker's Rioja. Good with food and quick to disappear with company around.

Not a thinker's Rioja. Good with food and quick to disappear with company around.

Nov 8th, 2013
Maya Soetanto

Had 2014 vintage

Had 2014 vintage

Jan 23rd, 2020
Tony Zimney

Good

Good

Oct 25th, 2019
Mike Charest

Good

Good

Feb 22nd, 2019
Raoul Duke

Needs to breathe. Nose is earthy, herbaceous, maybe olive, subtly red fruit with zero sweetness. Tart, dry, acidic, bright. Not my preference because the dance it does in mouthfeel steals its smoothness. 13.5%ABV.

Needs to breathe. Nose is earthy, herbaceous, maybe olive, subtly red fruit with zero sweetness. Tart, dry, acidic, bright. Not my preference because the dance it does in mouthfeel steals its smoothness. 13.5%ABV.

Nov 17th, 2018
Henry Drummond

nice quiet wine, not to complicated and easy to drink, mild and dark, not acidic at all either.

nice quiet wine, not to complicated and easy to drink, mild and dark, not acidic at all either.

Nov 22nd, 2017
Kevin Blix

A little tart.

A little tart.

Oct 28th, 2017
Ginger Vintner

Brambly red berries, prunes, fennel, black pepper, clove, thyme and earthy olive nose. Soft red berres, plum, sour cherry, clove, cigar dried tobacco leaves on the palate. Great value for an amazingly complex wine!

Brambly red berries, prunes, fennel, black pepper, clove, thyme and earthy olive nose. Soft red berres, plum, sour cherry, clove, cigar dried tobacco leaves on the palate. Great value for an amazingly complex wine!

Sep 4th, 2016