Granatrot, mittlere bis hohe Tiefe, mit einer eleganten Palette. Die Nase zeichnet sich durch ihre Kraft aus, eine hochkomplexe Mischung aus würzigen und balsamischen Aromen von süßem Lakritz, Patisserie, Vanille, Zimt, Kakao, Kaffee und Muskatnuss sowie Noten von geschmorten roten Früchten. Hervorragende Balance, angenehme Frische und tolle Struktur im Mund, mit geschmeidigen, runden Tanninen. Sehr angenehmes Mundgefühl. Ein reichhaltiger Nachgeschmack von würzigen Noten, süßem Lakritz und reifen Früchten macht Viña Ardanza 2015 zu einem zeitlosen Wein mit enormem Lagerpotential und einem der besten Jahrgänge. 80% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha. 

James Suckling 
Savory and complex with dried orange peel, cedar and plenty of sweet spices, walnuts, caramel, dried mushrooms and pine needles. Shows maturity here, with a medium body and superb freshness. Incredibly long finish with lots of truffle and walnut. Lasts over a minute. Very complete now, but you can still hold it. 

Wine Advocate 
The 2016 Viña Ardanza Reserva was produced with 80% Tempranillo and 20% Garnacha that matured in used American oak barrels for three years, where it was hand-racked from barrel to barrel six times in the case of Tempranillo and five times for the Garnacha, as it had a slightly shorter élevage of 30 months. Against all odds, I found the 2016 to be fresher than the 2015 and less developed, despite the fact that winemaker Julio Sáenz told me he considers it a warmer year. But I have found many wines I like in 2016, and the wine feels very clean and quite harmonious, younger and less developed, with more primary notes and a velvety mouthfeel. 600,000 bottles produced. The wine was bottled in June 2020.