Winery Marques de VargasGran Reserva Rioja

Red wine of Rioja of Spain

4.2

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Gran Reserva Rioja of Winery Marques de Vargas is a red wine from the region of Rioja.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Tempranillo.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Gran Reserva Rioja of the Winery Marques de Vargas is in the top 70 of wines of Rioja.

Taste structure of the Gran Reserva Rioja from the Winery Marques de Vargas

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Gran Reserva Rioja of Winery Marques de Vargas in the region of Rioja is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

oak, vanilla

menthol, cinnamon

leather, cocoa

violet

On the nose the Gran Reserva Rioja of Winery Marques de Vargas in the region of Rioja often reveals types of flavors of cherry, raisin or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or menthol.

Food and wine pairings with Gran Reserva Rioja

Pairings that work perfectly with Gran Reserva Rioja

Original food and wine pairings with Gran Reserva Rioja

Lamb

The Gran Reserva Rioja of Winery Marques de Vargas matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of baked lasagna, kapama of lamb (traditional bosnian dish) or meatballs catalan style.

Details and technical informations about Winery Marques de Vargas's Gran Reserva Rioja.

Winery

Winery Marques de Vargas

Grape varieties

Tempranillo

Region/Great wine region

Rioja

Country

Spain

Style of wine

Red

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Gran Reserva Rioja - 2012

In the top 70 of of Rioja wines

Average rating: 4.1

Gran Reserva Rioja - 2011

In the top 70 of of Rioja wines

Average rating: 4.3

Gran Reserva Rioja - 2010

In the top 70 of of Rioja wines

Average rating: 4.2

Gran Reserva Rioja - 2008

In the top 70 of of Rioja wines

Average rating: 4.1

The best vintages of Gran Reserva Rioja from Winery Marques de Vargas are 2011, 2010, 2012, 2008

Informations about the Winery Marques de Vargas

The winery offers 8 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.

This winery is part of the Marqués de Vargas.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Rioja

The Winery Marques de Vargas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 400 of of Spain wines

In the top 80 of of Rioja wines

In the top 5000 of red wines

In the top 7000 wines of the world

The wine region of Rioja

Rioja, in northern Spain, is best known for its berry-flavored, barrel-aged red wines made from Tempranillo and Garnacha. It is probably the leading wine region in Spain. It is certainly the most famous, rivaling only Jerez. The Vineyards follow the course of the Ebro for a hundred kilometres between the towns of Haro and Alfaro.

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