Spanish designation (German author's wine) without wine-legal meaning for wines of special quality, which are produced in limited quantities from selected grapes in particularly good vintages. This is mainly practised by smaller wineries, especially in the Rioja Alavesa area, thus following the trend of so-called garage wines. These mostly very expensive wines are marketed with bottle prices up to € 200.
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