Bordon Rioja Gran Reserva 2012

Bodegas Francos-Espanola SA

Bordon Rioja Gran Reserva
2012

$29.65

* Suggested retail price
Product code
11383561
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
SAQ Specialty by lot
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$25.79
Country
Spain
Regulated designation
Denominación de origen calificada (DOCa)
Region
La Rioja
Classification
Gran reserva
Varietal(s)
Tempranillo 80 %
Grenache 20 %
Alcohol percentage
14%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Sugar content
1,5 g/l
Closure type
Cork
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About this winery

Bodegas Franco-Españolas was founded in 1890 as a partnership between France and Spain at a critical moment in Rioja, when the French came to the region in an attempt to replace their vineyards devastated by the wine blight, phylloxera. This was the start of the “fine wines of Rioja”. As a result, Frederick Anglade Saurat, from Bordeaux, founded Bodegas Franco-Españolas in 1890., A year later, the first vintage iconic wines were produced from the winery: Diamante as well as Estilo...

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