Marqués de Cáceres
Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend
La Rioja, Spain
medium ruby with brick red border; plum, fig, tobacco, cedar, and sweet spices; dry, medium body, medium+ acidity, 14% ABV; made from 85% Tempranillo, 8% Garnacha, and 7% Graciano sourced from old vines in the Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa regions and aged in French oak
medium ruby with brick red border; plum, fig, tobacco, cedar, and sweet spices; dry, medium body, medium+ acidity, 14% ABV; made from 85% Tempranillo, 8% Garnacha, and 7% Graciano sourced from old vines in the Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa regions and aged in French oak
Aug 21st, 2023
This is fine, just not close to the quality and harmony of La Rioja Alta
This is fine, just not close to the quality and harmony of La Rioja Alta
Jun 18th, 2022
Solid wine. Exceptionally smooth and round. In its prime.
Solid wine. Exceptionally smooth and round. In its prime.
Jan 19th, 2020
A blend of 85% Tempranillo and 8% Garnacha and 7% Graciano, with aging in French oak. Deep Ruby with red and black fruit aromas and earthy spice. The palate shows cherry and blackberry flavors with smoke, cacao and spice. Vivid acidity, firm ripe tannins, integrated lending to a medium+ finish ending with some earthy notes. Just starting to deliver, a few more years will benefit. Great value for a Gran Reserva.
A blend of 85% Tempranillo and 8% Garnacha and 7% Graciano, with aging in French oak. Deep Ruby with red and black fruit aromas and earthy spice. The palate shows cherry and blackberry flavors with smoke, cacao and spice. Vivid acidity, firm ripe tannins, integrated lending to a medium+ finish ending with some earthy notes. Just starting to deliver, a few more years will benefit. Great value for a Gran Reserva.
Sep 19th, 2019
The 2011 ‘Gran Reserva’ Rioja by Marques de Caceres is up there with the best Gran Reservas I have sampled from this storied winery. This beautiful wine was sourced from 35-50 year old vineyards with some sections in the Rioja Alta region being 65-85 years old. The grapes for this wine were cropped at a mere 2.4 tons/acre, as the wine is largely sourced from higher elevation sites that are set on limestone and clay. The wine was then aged for 24 months in French oak and then aged for four years in the bottle prior to bottling as the final blending is largely Tempranillo (85%) with smaller parts Graciano and Garnacha. Needing more than an hour in the decanter to fully unwind, the wine slowly unveils black tea and black cherry cordial aromas that mingle with shades of sagebrush and leather, with citrus rind undertones that are all marvelously brought together in the glass. The palate is deep and seductive, showing a wonderful texture and tension that runs through the wine. Exotic spices and chocolate shavings mingle with suggestions of hoisin sauce, peat moss, wild blackberry cobbler and cran-orange flavors. Complex and highly gratifying at the eight year mark, this exotic ‘Gran Reserva’ will cellar well for decades — but is very hard to resist in its youth. Drink 2019-2040- 94
The 2011 ‘Gran Reserva’ Rioja by Marques de Caceres is up there with the best Gran Reservas I have sampled from this storied winery. This beautiful wine was sourced from 35-50 year old vineyards with some sections in the Rioja Alta region being 65-85 years old. The grapes for this wine were cropped at a mere 2.4 tons/acre, as the wine is largely sourced from higher elevation sites that are set on limestone and clay. The wine was then aged for 24 months in French oak and then aged for four years in the bottle prior to bottling as the final blending is largely Tempranillo (85%) with smaller parts Graciano and Garnacha. Needing more than an hour in the decanter to fully unwind, the wine slowly unveils black tea and black cherry cordial aromas that mingle with shades of sagebrush and leather, with citrus rind undertones that are all marvelously brought together in the glass. The palate is deep and seductive, showing a wonderful texture and tension that runs through the wine. Exotic spices and chocolate shavings mingle with suggestions of hoisin sauce, peat moss, wild blackberry cobbler and cran-orange flavors. Complex and highly gratifying at the eight year mark, this exotic ‘Gran Reserva’ will cellar well for decades — but is very hard to resist in its youth. Drink 2019-2040- 94
Sep 4th, 2019
Needed to be decanted and needs a few more years of age. Tannic and a little tight, dark fruit.
Needed to be decanted and needs a few more years of age. Tannic and a little tight, dark fruit.
Oct 5th, 2018
2 1/2 Years In barrel and 3 Years In bottle at the winery. Soft and delicious. Still shows slight tannin.
2 1/2 Years In barrel and 3 Years In bottle at the winery. Soft and delicious. Still shows slight tannin.
Nov 2nd, 2017
15,5/20
🔍 Marques de Caceres Gran Reserva 2009
🌏 Rioja Alta, Rioja, Spain
🍇 Темпранильо 85% , Гарнача Тинта и Грасиано 15%
👁 Гранатовый плотный цвет
👃🏻Интенсивность аромата выше среднего
Черноплодка, подвяленная клубника, только что из компота, кожа, дым, перец, фиалка и лёгкая ванильная пудра
👄 Вкус - интенсивность выше среднего (medium +), Танины чуть цепляют, чуть жестковаты - обязательно аэрировать!
Хорошая кислотность, балансирует танины.
Комплексное вино, строгое по стилю.
🏁 Длительность послевкусия чуть выше среднего
Хороший образец Испанской классики
❗️Нужно больше времени для раскрытия, потенциал большой
15,5/20
🔍 Marques de Caceres Gran Reserva 2009
🌏 Rioja Alta, Rioja, Spain
🍇 Темпранильо 85% , Гарнача Тинта и Грасиано 15%
👁 Гранатовый плотный цвет
👃🏻Интенсивность аромата выше среднего
Черноплодка, подвяленная клубника, только что из компота, кожа, дым, перец, фиалка и лёгкая ванильная пудра
👄 Вкус - интенсивность выше среднего (medium +), Танины чуть цепляют, чуть жестковаты - обязательно аэрировать!
Хорошая кислотность, балансирует танины.
Комплексное вино, строгое по стилю.
🏁 Длительность послевкусия чуть выше среднего
Хороший образец Испанской классики
❗️Нужно больше времени для раскрытия, потенциал большой
No questioning why they call 1981 an excellent vintage. Focused flavor, very Bordeaux-like spiritually but Burgundy-like in sex appeal
No questioning why they call 1981 an excellent vintage. Focused flavor, very Bordeaux-like spiritually but Burgundy-like in sex appeal
3 people found it helpfulOct 7th, 2014