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This wine's an award winner...
Bronze Medal
Decanter World Wine Awards 2023
Never Miss Out
Never Miss Out
Never Miss Out is a way for you to lay claim to wines you love. Every year when a new vintage of your chosen wine lands, we’ll set aside a case just for you.
We’ll email you a week or two before delivery with the details, giving you the chance to make changes or skip your order. If we don’t hear back, we’ll take payment and send your case as soon as it’s ready, so you can put your feet up and enjoy a glass of your favourite tipple before anyone else gets a sniff.
Still not sure? Please click here for our full list of Never Miss Out FAQs.
Guarantee yourself first dibs of the next vintage (and every vintage thereafter) by popping your name on the Never Miss Out list. Nothing to pay today!
people have already reserved their case
This wine's an award winner...
Bronze Medal
Decanter World Wine Awards 2023
About the wine
This warming, decadent Reserva from Alavesa, might be one of Rioja's best kept secrets
Tao’s deep and flavoursome Reserva is the next level up from his Crianza, with 14 months of luxurious oak ageing, 3 years in the bottle, and oodles of TLC. As the nights draw in and we start reaching for the long-johns, this is the kind of tummy warming red you need - it's like a cuddle in a bottle.
Alavesa is one of the wine world’s best kept secrets - with its high altitude vineyards, the grapes grown here provide an incredible freshness and backbone to a wine, often featuring in the very best Reservas.
The sheer decadence of the aromas will take your breath away - cherry, boysenberry, subtle cedar wood. Once you manage to tear your nose away from the glass, the only words to describe the sensation on your palate will be silky, supple, fruity, glossy heaven. With all those heady fruit aromas carrying through into the flavour.
Best before
Drink now to 2030
Serving advice
Open/ decant 30 minutes before serving
Food match
A fantastic companion for all kind of lamb dishes, from roast lamb to lamb chops. Also makes a good pairing with hard cheeses, like Manchego.
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
Spain
Rioja
Tempranillo
Smooth Red
14.0% ABV
75cl
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Tao Platon
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As a youngster, Tao Platon took a leap of faith when he swapped his degree in Chemistry for Oenology - not knowing what to expect - but science’s loss was winemaking’s gain, as Tao discovered a true passion that he could dedicate his life to.
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After finishing his studies, Tao travelled the globe to work harvests in some of the world’s most famous wine regions, including Bordeaux, New Zealand, the Spanish Douro and Burgundy, where he learnt all about different winemaking techniques and approaches. A true student of his craft, he never stopped learning and to this day, when he’s not in the vineyard, you can normally find Tao swotting up for his next big wine test.
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With a wealth of experience, meticulous attention to detail, and a special appreciation for unique and rare parcels of fruit, Tao now makes exquisite fine wines in select vineyards all over his Spanish homeland. Your support has given him the opportunity to save more small patches of overlooked grapes and turn them into first-rate nectar.
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