The best Garnacha, Cariñena and Syrah grapes that produce Gran Sangre de Toro are grown in a region famous since the times of the Roman Emperor Augustus for producing the finest Mediterranean wines. This wine goes well with stuffed peppers, game, and meat dishes with spicy or sweet and sour sauces....
Colour: Garnet with purplish edges, and good cap. Bright and clean. Nose: Intense, with floral aromas of violets and iris, involved for a fund of sweet spices, as pink pepper, which they fuse with the delicate and fine notes of oak. Mouth: Fresh entry, its vivacity fills the mouth. Has a...
Pre-selection and albariño grape analysis from the vineyards. Selection table in the winery before destemming. Cold maceration (10ºC) during 6-8 hours. Static settling of the juice. Pressing. Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel under an automatic temperature control. Stabilization of the wine, filtering through a tagential filter and bottling. Resting in the...
Marques de Caceres Rioja Riserva 2005
Bright, vivid dark ruby colour. Intense bouquet that brings to mind jelly made from fruits of the forest (bilberries) and sweet spice. Good concentration in the mouth with delicious tannins that highlight the wines rich fruit that has become more complex following ageing in barrel. On the whole, an unctuous wine...
Sierra Cantabria Reserva Unica
91% Tempranillo, 3% Malvasia, and 6% Viura. 75% of the production comes from their own vineyards, the rest they buy from local growers. They have been doing ecologically conscious agriculture in their own vineyards for the last 12 years. Average production 0.5 t/acre (hectare is 5,000 kg). The soil is composed...
Vinos de Benjamin Romeo Contador 2002
Marques de Caceres Gran Reserva 2004
Intense, dark cherry-red colour. Complex bouquet that reveals a splendid balance of mature fruit and a delicate touch of spice (vanilla, refined leather) from the French oak. Powerful in the mouth with sensations of fleshy, crystallized fruit that highlight a pleasant fullness in which the slightly toasted notes from the wood...
Faustino I Rioja Grande Reserve 1999
Colour: Brilliant, medium-to-high depth. Cherry red in the center of the glass with a garnet and tawny rim. Aroma: Intense and complex to the nose. Aromas of spices and new wood (toasty, leather, vanilla and balsam) against a mild alcoholic background. Palate: Well-finished. Powerful, enveloping tannic notes in the mouth that...
