“Nose of barrel influenced leather, spice, rustic char/graphite, crusty bread. There’s a garrigue-y thing going on, even wild thyme. Creamy red fruit on palate, moderate acid, good grip, tannins are rustic but clearly polished by time in bottle. This is a really good, complex bottle of Reserva Rioja, void of coconut and anything apparent or expected. I imagine this is what old-fashion Rioja was like in the1950-60’s, and this bottle should age for a long time” - From La Luz Selections
Marques de Tomares Reserva
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Specifications
| Winery | Marques de Tomares |
|---|---|
| Varieties | 80% Tempranillo / 10% Graciano / 7% Mazuelo co-planted with 3% Viura |
| Farming Practices | practicing organic, sustainable, dry farmed |
| Soils | calcareous clay |
| Trellis system | goblet |
| Harvest Technique | small lots harvested by hand |
| Year Vines Were Planted | 60-100+ years |
| Yeast | ambient |
| Fermentation | destemmed / spontaneous fermentation with twice-daily pump-overs favored over punch-downs to retain freshness / Viura is co-fermented with Mazuelo and Graciano |
|---|---|
| Maturation | 18 months in 90% French and 10% American oak / 30 months minimum in bottle |
| Filter | no |
| Fining | no |
| Alcohol | 14% |
| Item No | SP1122 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Bottle Case | 12 |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Rioja |
| Sub-region | Rioja Alavesa |
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