Winemaker Notes
Intense red garnet color with ocher hints. Intense and profound in the nose with fruity aromas such as cranberry and red currant. Slight touches of sweetness and cinnamon. Smooth and elegant in the mouth with a good balance between the red fruits and spices. Long aftertaste.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
A dense, plush texture carries ripe flavors of plum, raisin, tar and tobacco in this bold red. Full tannins and bright acidity give this a youthful character. Expressive and harmonious. Drink now through 2018. 4,000 cases made.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2004 Gran Reserva is a blend of 90% Tempranillo, 6% Graciano and 4% Mazuelo aged for 24 months in American and French oak. There is a touch of volatility on the chocolate-scented bouquet that needs time to calm down in the glass. The palate is smooth and caressing on the entry with saturated tannins. It has a soft plush texture and a fine, supple chocolate-tinged finish that is persistent in the mouth. Drink now-2018.
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Wine & Spirits
Juicy with red cherry, licorice and an intriguing light fruit character like nectarine, this wine is bracketed by the structure of its oak and alcohol. Its bold, sweet fruit maintains Rioja elegance, ready for grilled lamb.
Beronia: Rooted in Friendship
Beronia was founded in 1973 by a group of friends who had a mission to create great wines to complement their culinary creations. The flagship winery, one of the most sustainable in Europe, is located in La Rioja, one of the most important wine regions in Spain. The second winery, solely dedicated to the production of verdejo is located in Rueda, the home of this Spanish variety.
Beronia Rioja is located in the Rioja Alta village of Ollauri, where the River Ebro and Cantabrian mountains shape the land. Rooted in the region, the winery pays tribute to Los Berones, a celtic tribe who inhabited the region in 3rd Century BC, the origins of Rioja. Privileged to be part of two iconic Spanish wine regions, Rioja and Rueda, Beronia is committed to sustainability and finding the perfect balance between honoring local winemaking traditions while pioneering advance modern techniques to make the very best wines the land can produce.
Created by friends who loved food and wine, Beronia remains rooted in friendship, striving to bring people together around the table to enjoy good food, good wine and most importantly good company.
Hailed as the star red variety in Spain’s most celebrated wine region, Tempranillo from Rioja, or simply labeled, “Rioja,” produces elegant wines with complex notes of red and black fruit, crushed rock, leather, toast and tobacco, whose best examples are fully capable of decades of improvement in the cellar.
Rioja wines are typically a blend of fruit from its three sub-regions: Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa and Rioja Oriental, although specific sub-region (zonas), village (municipios) and vineyard (viñedo singular) wines can now be labeled. Rioja Alta and Alavesa, at the highest elevations, are considered to be the source of the brightest, most elegant fruit, while grapes from the warmer and drier, Rioja Oriental, produce wines with deep color, great body and richness.