Marques de Tomares Rioja Reserva 2017

Well assembled fruit & wood

Tempranillo (Aragonez, Tinta Fino, Tinta Roriz), Graciano, and Carignan (Mazuelo)Viura (Macabeo, Macabeu)

$66.00

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Black Fruit, Preserved Fruit, Herbaceous, and Mineral, Toasted, Sweet Spice, and Smokey

BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium +
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: La Rioja, Spain

Grape Varietals:
Tempranillo (Aragonez, Tinta Fino, Tinta Roriz), Graciano, and Carignan (Mazuelo)
Viura (Macabeo, Macabeu)

Winemaking:

Destemmed, Crushed, and On Lees Ageing

Maturation: 13-18 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Grilled red meats & steaks, juicy burgers, Smoked ribs

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Rendang & Indian curries, Char Siew & Roast Duck, Nasi Padang

Premium Fincas

For generations, the founding Families of Premium Fincas have been cultivating vines and producing quality wine in Spain’s most fertile lands.

Description

Marques de Tomares Rioja Riserva 2017

Grape Varietals & Region: 80% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano, 7% Mazuelo, 3% Viura from 60 year old vineyards, grown on clayey-calcareous soils.

Taste Profile: Red ruby colour. Clean, intense and shiny. Complex and aromatic nose with black fruit, vanilla, chocolate and mineral due to its terroir. Well structured, fresh, long, tasty and unctuous. Excellence in mouth. Fruit and wood well assembled.

Winemaking Process: Hand harvested. 100% destemmed grapes, with fermentation in stainless steel tanks. 18 months in French oak barrels.

Elegant & Structured Reds

From Barolo to Bordeaux, these wines are steeped in tradition. The style covers a broad spectrum of flavor profiles, but tend to be elegant and structured and can be cellared for a long time.

These wines often have savoury tones of earth, bell pepper, tobacco, cassis, and are often medium to full bodied, with long finish & structured palattes