Winery Montelciego - Gran Reserva

Winery MontelciegoGran Reserva

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Gran Reserva of Winery Montelciego is a red wine from the region of Rioja.
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.

Taste structure of the Gran Reserva from the Winery Montelciego

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

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

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

pepper

Wine with earth taste

leather, exotic spice

On the nose the Gran Reserva of Winery Montelciego in the region of Rioja often reveals types of flavors of cherry, chocolate or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Montelciego's Gran Reserva.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
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 - 2014
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Gran Reserva - 2013
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Gran Reserva - 2012
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Gran Reserva - 2011
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Gran Reserva - 2010
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Gran Reserva - 2009
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 411110
Gran Reserva - 2008
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Gran Reserva from Winery Montelciego are 2009, 2013, 2010, 2014 and 2007.

Informations about the Winery Montelciego

The winery offers 9 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
This winery is part of the Muriel Wines.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Montelciego is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rioja
In the top 7500 of of Spain wines
In the top 1500 of of Rioja wines
In the top 60000 of red wines
In the top 95000 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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The word of the wine: Animal

Generic smell of aromatic families reminiscent of fur, game, musk, civet, amber and sometimes unpleasant smells of wet hair. The old books on tasting give as an example of animal aroma the belly of hare.

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