2009 Reserva, Marques de Vargas, Rioja

2009 Reserva, Marques de Vargas, Rioja

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In the heart of the Ebro valley, just outside the famous wine town of Logrono we find three famous Bodegas, known locally as the Three Marquis; the other two being Murietta and Romeral. Vargas is a single, large vineyard, covering over 65 hectares; under the expert stewardship of the La Mata family the wines have maintained their traditional Rioja identity but have developed their own individual personality, achieved though a combination of meticulous husbandry in the vineyards and a fine attention to detail in the winery.

2009 was the best vintage in Rioja after the famous duet performed by 2004 and 2005. After 23 months in a combination of new American and second-fill French and Russian barrels, the wine was allowed to rest for another 12 months before release. A classic nose of wild strawberry and spice leads to a rich, velvety palate which would work well with Beef Wellington or roast pork.
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer

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About this WINE

Tempranillo/Tinto Fino

Tempranillo/Tinto Fino

A high quality red wine grape that is grown all over Spain except in the hot South - it is known as Tinto Fino in Ribera del Duero, Cencibel in La Mancha and Valdepenas and Ull de Llebre in Catalonia. Its spiritual home is in Rioja and Navarra where it constitutes around 70% of most red blends.

Tempranillo-based wines tend to have a spicy, herbal, tobacco-like character accompanied by ripe strawberry and red cherry fruits. It produces fresh, vibrantly fruit driven "jovenes" meant for drinking young. However Tempranillo really comes into its own when oak aged, as with the top Riojas  where its flavours seem to harmonise perfectly with both French and American oak, producing rich, powerful and concentrated wines which can be extraordinarily long-lived.

In Ribera del Duero it generally sees less oak - the exception being Vega Sicilia where it is blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot and then aged for an astonishing 7 years in oak and is unquestionably one of the world`s greatest wines.

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