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Baron de Ley Reserva Rioja

Name: Baron de Ley Reserva Rioja
Brand: Baron de Ley
Price: 12.85 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.0 (3 reviews)

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Deep cherry red, smoke, graphite, and red fruits – a mineral Rioja with a long finish.

12,85 €

0,75 l (17,13 €/l)

2021 2022

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Baron de Ley Reserva Rioja

The Baron de Ley Reserva impresses with its striking, deep cherry-red color, virtually untouched by years of aging. Likely due to its higher concentration, the bouquet of this wine requires some time to open up. It then reveals a great aromatic diversity with notes of smoke and graphite against a backdrop of red fruit and increasing complexity. On the palate, the wine is indeed serious, refined, mineral, and long, full-bodied with a lingering fruit note on the finish. Truly the expression of a great vintage! Aged in new American oak barriques and then for at least another 24 months in the bottle to reach its full drinking maturity. This wine has not undergone filtration or stabilization, which may result in some natural sediment in the bottle. Baron de Ley offers compelling quality at a compelling price! Decanter 94 points for the 2020 vintage

Grape Variety Tempranillo

Origin Rioja, Spain

Taste Dry

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Alcohol 13,5 % Vol.

Serving temp. 16–18 °C

Volume 0,75 l

Country of Origin Spain

Region Rioja

Grape Variety Tempranillo

Wine Color Red Wine

Vintage 2021

Alcohol Content 13,5 % Vol.

Residual Sugar? 2 g/l

Reviews

Silke K.

Super quality, as usual

We have been drinking this Rioja for years and ordered it from VinoScout for the first time. Delivery was incredibly fast and the wine is mega delicious: rounded, delicious taste. We will gladly or...

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Bernhard F.

Still storing

Not yet tried . . .

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Shop customer

Great value for money

The 2017 is a great offer for this price. Value for money is top. Anyone who tries the 2018 will wish for the previous vintage!

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Frequently asked questions

How does the Baron de Ley Reserva 2022 taste?

Dry Tempranillo with red fruits, smoke and graphite notes, mineral body, and a long finish. It needs some air in the glass to fully unfold — best to decant 20–30 minutes before drinking.

What does the wine pair best with?

Classically with lamb and game, but also with a good steak or veal roast. If you prefer something lighter: it also stands up well to hearty tapas with jamón or aged Manchego.

At what temperature should I serve it?

Best at 16–18 °C — so slightly cooler than room temperature. In summer, it is worth putting the bottle in the fridge for 15 minutes before you pour.

The wine is not filtered — what does that mean for me?

Natural sediment or a light deposit are possible and not a quality defect. If you want to avoid this, stand the bottle upright for a few hours and pour slowly or decant carefully.

How long can I store the wine?

As a Reserva with barrique aging and at least 24 months of bottle aging, it is ready to drink now, but still has potential for a few more years — provided you store it cool, dark, and lying down.

Baron de Ley

Barón de Ley was founded in 1985 with a clear ambition: to establish a bodega in the DOCa Rioja modeled after the great Médoc châteaux—consistently focused on its own grapes and extended aging. The winery is located in Mendavia, in the Navarrese part of Rioja, in a restored 16th-century Benedictine monastery. Here, only Reserva and Gran Reserva wines are produced—no Jóvenes, no Crianzas, only wines that have been given time. The name says it all: "de ley" means something like "genuine" and "righteous" in Spanish—and that is precisely the standard reflected in every bottle.

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