Ex Château: Top Rioja

Marques de Haro was born out of the company's experimentation hall in 1985 and has gone on to become one of the most important Rioja labels in the market today. Through the late 1980s they produced a very limited number of magnums and even rarer double magnums in extraordinary vintages. 1989 is one such vintage, and we have secured a limited number of double magnums for our members, shipping directly from the winery in 2026. Drink this year to 2029. 12.5%

2005 was an exceptional vintage for Rioja and one of the best of the 21st century. Rioja Alta's 890 Gran Reserva 2005 is a modern day legend, and has frequently been named as the best Rioja of the vintage. La Rioja Alta have released a limited number of bottles of their 2005 890 Gran Reserva exclusively for The Wine Society Members, currently lying in their cellars, which will be shipped to order in 2026. Drink this year to 2049. 13.5%

2004 was a fantastic year for Rioja, with abundant rain and snow during the winter months ensuring there was ample water throughout the growing season. A perfect end to the summer with warm dry weather in September gave way to perfect conditions for harvest, resulting in one of the best vintages of the 21st century. La Rioja Alta have released a limited number of bottles of their 2004 904 Gran Reserva exclusively for The Wine Society Members, currently lying in their cellars, which will be shipped to order in 2026. Drink this year to 2043. 13%

1989 was a great vintage for La Rioja Alta who compare it to the equally impressive 1985. The wines from this vintage have impressed for their youthfulness and longevity, with Ardanza 1989 noted as particularly fine and a revelation. La Rioja Alta have released a limited number of bottles of their Ardanza 1989 exclusively for The Wine Society Members, currently lying in their cellars, which will be shipped to order in 2026. Drink this year to 2029. 12%

Widely celebrated as an exceptional, classic year for Rioja, and one of the finest of the 20th century. A warm winter was followed by a hot dry summer with a small crop, leading to wines of intense concentration and slow maturation. La Rioja Alta have released a limited number of bottles of their Ardanza 1994 exclusively for The Wine Society Members, currently lying in their cellars, which will be shipped to order in 2026. Drink this year to 2032. 12.8%

Widely celebrated as an exceptional, classic year for Rioja, and one of the finest of the 20th century. A warm winter was followed by a hot dry summer with a small crop, leading to wines of intense concentration and slow maturation. La Rioja Alta have released a limited number of bottles of their Ardanza 1994 exclusively for The Wine Society Members, currently lying in their cellars, which will be shipped to order in 2026. Drink this year to 2032. 12.8%

Widely celebrated as an exceptional, classic year for Rioja, and one of the finest of the 20th century. A warm winter was followed by a hot dry summer with a small crop, leading to wines of intense concentration and slow maturation. La Rioja Alta have released a limited number of bottles of their Vina Arana Gran Reserva 1994 exclusively for The Wine Society Members, currently lying in their cellars, which will be shipped to order in 2026. Drink this year to 2032. 12.5%

La Rioja Alta is one of the most traditional wine companies in this region, producing quintessential Rioja. The rich, smooth palate and mature aromas of tobacco and leather are the unhurried result of three years ageing in American oak casks. La Rioja Alta have released a limited number of bottles of their Vina Arana Gran Reserva 1995 exclusively for The Wine Society Members, currently lying in their cellars, which will be shipped to order in 2026. Drink now to 2032. 12.5%

2004 was a fantastic year for Rioja, with abudant rain and snow during the winter months ensuring there was ample water throughout the growing season. A perfect end to the summer with warm dry weather in September gave way to perfect conditions for harvest, resulting in one of the best vintages of the 21st century. La Rioja Alta have released a limited number of bottles of their 2004 890 Gran Reserva exclusively for The Wine Society Members, currently lying in their cellars, which will be shipped to order in 2026. Drink this year to 2049. 13.5%

One of the great Riojas and one of the few to be offered after four years in cask and proper bottle age, in the classic tradition, this exquisite gran reserva is superb. The 2005 is complex, muscular and beautifully integrated. Drink this year to 2044. 13.5%

1989 was a great vintage for La Rioja Alta who compare it to the equally impressive 1985. The wines from this vintage have impressed for their youthfulness and longevity, with Ardanza 1989 noted as particularly fine and a revelation. La Rioja Alta have released a limited number of bottles of their Ardanza 1989 exclusively for The Wine Society Members, currently lying in their cellars, which will be shipped to order in 2026. Drink this year to 2029. 12%

La Rioja Alta, a family-run firm founded in 1890, has, through the years, built up a huge vineyard of more than 300 hectares. The bodega is perhaps the best producer of the very traditional style of Rioja, that is a wine of medium structure given long cask ageing and frequent racking producing a wine with evolved brick red colour at the rim, an intense bouquet of leather and tobacco and soft tannins. What sets La Rioja Alta apart from other traditionalists is that their wines also retain plenty of sweetness, vigour and flavour on the palate. They keep barrels for about seven years, so the average age is 3.5 years. Viña Ardanza is aged three years in barrels with six rackings. La Rioja Alta have released a limited number of bottles of their Ardanza 2004 exclusively for The Wine Society Members, currently lying in their cellars, which will be shipped to order in 2026. Drink this year to 2036. 13.5%

La Rioja Alta, a family-run firm founded in 1890, has, through the years, built up a huge vineyard of more than 300 hectares. The bodega is perhaps the best producer of the very traditional style of Rioja, that is a wine of medium structure given long cask ageing and frequent racking producing a wine with evolved brick red colour at the rim, an intense bouquet of leather and tobacco and soft tannins. What sets La Rioja Alta apart from other traditionalists is that their wines also retain plenty of sweetness, vigour and flavour on the palate. They keep barrels for about seven years, so the average age is three and a half years. Viña Ardanza is aged three years in barrels with six rackings. La Rioja Alta have released a limited number of bottles of their Ardanza 2007 exclusively for The Wine Society Members, currently lying in their cellars, which will be shipped to order in 2026. Drink this year to 2035. 13.5%

Widely celebrated as an exceptional, classic year for Rioja, and one of the finest of the 20th century. A warm winter was followed by a hot dry summer with a small crop, leading to wines of intense concentration and slow maturation. La Rioja Alta have released a limited number of bottles of their Vina Arana Gran Reserva 1994 exclusively for The Wine Society Members, currently lying in their cellars, which will be shipped to order in 2026. Drink this year to 2032. 12.5%

La Rioja Alta is one of the most traditional wine companies in this region, producing quintessential Rioja. The rich, smooth palate and mature aromas of tobacco and leather are the unhurried result of three years ageing in American oak casks. La Rioja Alta have released a limited number of bottles of their Vina Arana Gran Reserva 1995 exclusively for The Wine Society Members, currently lying in their cellars, which will be shipped to order in 2026. Drink this year to 2032. 12.5%