Description
In a crianza you taste the fresh fruit of a young wine supplemented with the sweet aromas of vanilla and coconut from the wooden barrel in which the wine has matured for a year. Delicious on its own and at the table.
* Color, taste: red, firm
* Grape variety: tempranillo
* Country, region: Spain, Rioja
* Delicious with: pasta, pork
* Awarded:8.5
Marques de Vitoria is a bodega in Rioja Alavesa, in the north of the region. Wines are made in different styles. The basis is tempranillo from the vineyards surrounding the cellar. Some are kept in stainless steel tanks, others undergo so-called wood aging. Crianza means that the wine has been in a wooden barrel for a year and then matured in the bottle for another year in the cool cellar. Hence its soft, smooth taste that still appears young and fruity, supplemented with aromas of vanilla, cinnamon and coconut. It is very suitable to drink on its own and goes well with pasta or risotto with mushrooms, spicy casseroles and mild curries, with or without meat. Also delicious as a cheese wine.
