Marques de Murrieta Reserva, Rioja, Spain
Spain
750 ml
€31.00
- Varietal
- Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo, Garnacha
- Region
- Rioja
Tasting notes
This wine reveals a great range of well-defined aromas of ripe red fruit, with hints of dried violets, red pepper, thyme and graphite. On the palate, it is vigorous, extraordinarily expressive and rounded, with great fruitiness and long finish.
Vinification
Grapes are first de-stemmed and then fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks for 8-10 days, with constant skin contact. During fermentation pumping over and punching down operations are regularly carried out. These processes ensure both effective and gentle colour and aroma extraction. Afterwards the solid parts of the grapes are squashed in a vertical press. This is a gentle process that extracts colour and ripe tannins from the grapes' skins.
Ageing
The wine is aged for 20 months in 225-litre American oak barrels.
Food pairing
Scallops with red wine sauce, roasted duck with crispy potatoes. Soft cow's milk cheese and truffled Brie.
