Marqués de Cáceres
Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend
La Rioja, Spain
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
Pretty good, I think, but I’m a hard sell because I’m not a Tempranillo fan (when I buy Rioja I usually try to search out Garnacha-based wines). Medium intensity nose is mainly raw oak (French-seeming, not old-school American). Some dark, sultry berry fruit, and a bit of moist garden soil. In the mouth, the fruit seems a bit pulpy (not to say tannic) and seems a little lifeless. There is tannin, however, and it comes on strong in the finish, which is a tad short.
Pretty good, I think, but I’m a hard sell because I’m not a Tempranillo fan (when I buy Rioja I usually try to search out Garnacha-based wines). Medium intensity nose is mainly raw oak (French-seeming, not old-school American). Some dark, sultry berry fruit, and a bit of moist garden soil. In the mouth, the fruit seems a bit pulpy (not to say tannic) and seems a little lifeless. There is tannin, however, and it comes on strong in the finish, which is a tad short.
1 person found it helpfulAug 2nd, 2022
A blend of Tempranillo with 10% Mazuelo and Graciano, with aging, 50% in new French oak. Deep Ruby with ripe red and black fruit aromas and toasty spice. The palate shows plum 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 drink well, a few more years will benefit. Nice value for a Gran Reserva.
A blend of Tempranillo with 10% Mazuelo and Graciano, with aging, 50% in new French oak. Deep Ruby with ripe red and black fruit aromas and toasty spice. The palate shows plum 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 drink well, a few more years will benefit. Nice value for a Gran Reserva.
1 person found it helpfulOct 16th, 2020
Tannic, dark fruit, acid... could age longer for sure!
Tannic, dark fruit, acid... could age longer for sure!
Dec 16th, 2023Very nice with prime filet mignion, convex roasted sliced potatoes, fresh new asparagus, and small yellow zucchini. Some fruit and mild tannins.
Very nice with prime filet mignion, convex roasted sliced potatoes, fresh new asparagus, and small yellow zucchini. Some fruit and mild tannins.
May 15th, 2022
A dark, earthy Rioja that pairs excellently with strongly flavored or fatty foods.
I taste Liquorice root, dark loamy soil, and charred oak.
To be honest I expected more from a Gran Reserva- as in 'this is the best vintage you've had in a decade?' maybe given more time in the bottle some more magic would grow
A dark, earthy Rioja that pairs excellently with strongly flavored or fatty foods.
I taste Liquorice root, dark loamy soil, and charred oak.
To be honest I expected more from a Gran Reserva- as in 'this is the best vintage you've had in a decade?' maybe given more time in the bottle some more magic would grow
Plum, blackberry, new American oak. I had this as a 2010 Spanish Tempranillo
Plum, blackberry, new American oak. I had this as a 2010 Spanish Tempranillo
Jan 9th, 2022
2012 vintage. Super smooth nose and body. Delicious but the palate semi-destroyed by the ol(d)e hot pizza burning the roof of the mouth syndrome so other specifics hard to come by currently. Grrr…
2012 vintage. Super smooth nose and body. Delicious but the palate semi-destroyed by the ol(d)e hot pizza burning the roof of the mouth syndrome so other specifics hard to come by currently. Grrr…
Dec 21st, 2021
Paid $30 for a bottle at total wine in Florida. Drank at Daria‘s for her 65th birthday. Delightful!! Better than the reserva, but not sure it’s worth the extra $12 a bottle.
Paid $30 for a bottle at total wine in Florida. Drank at Daria‘s for her 65th birthday. Delightful!! Better than the reserva, but not sure it’s worth the extra $12 a bottle.
Oct 21st, 2021Average taste. Too much tannins for something that was bottled nine years ago!
Average taste. Too much tannins for something that was bottled nine years ago!
May 27th, 2021