Marques de Vargas Seleccion Privada 2016

The most expressive and evokative Marqués de Vargas.

Tempranillo (Aragonez, Tinta Fino, Tinta Roriz), Grenache (Garnacha, Cannonau), and Carignan (Carinena, Mazuelo)

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Black Fruit, Preserved Fruit, Concentrated / Preserved Fruit, Herbal, and Pepper / Spice, Sweet Spice, Smokey, and Leather / Earthy

BODY: Full
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium
TANNIN: Medium +
ALCOHOL (%): High (More than 14%)

Origin: La Rioja, Spain

Grape Varietals:
Tempranillo (Aragonez, Tinta Fino, Tinta Roriz), Grenache (Garnacha, Cannonau), and Carignan (Carinena, Mazuelo)

Winemaking:

Destemmed, Whole Bunch, Crushed, Wild yeast, and Malolactic Fermentation

Maturation: >24 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
The best cured ham, grilled red meat, game and mature cheese.

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Claypot chicken rice, mutton rendang

Marqués de Vargas Family Wines & Estates

Since it's inception in 1840, the family has kept it's passion in Frech Châteaux driven winemaking tradition & philosophy. Today, it's brand portfolio includes not only Rioja, but also other regions in Spain like Galicia & Ribera del Duero

Description

Marques de Vargas Seleccion Privada 2016

Grape Varietals & Regions: 77% Tempranillo, 18% Garnacha, 5% Mazuelo from the Vargas estate in Rioja. The fruit is selected from an average of 40 year olf vines in selected plots of La Victoria, Manolo, and La Varnacha, grown on gravel soils with limestone elements, and fine earth with a chalky texture.

Taste Profile: Immediately expressive with a long, ample finish, both elegant and gentle. The Tempranillo provides the backbone of the wine, with soft tannins and a silky feel, providing finesse and elegance. The Mazuelo and Garnacha combine harmoniously resulting in a highly enjoyable wine with density and depth.

Winemaking Process: Manual l harvesting in 12 kg boxes, according to the maturity and variety of each plot. The grape bunches went into refrigeration chambers within minutes of being picked. They were kept overnight at a controlled temperature of between 6-8º C before being hand selected the following day on the harvest table.

Production in tanks was adapted according to each type of soil. Indigenous yeast was used from the various plots. For the ageing process, different types of oak were employed depending on the individual fruit and softness of the tannins in the final coupage or blend of grapes.

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