Marqués de Tomares
Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo
La Rioja, Spain
Dark garnet/purple to the edge with a strong aroma of black plum & berries, earth, maybe tabacco and oak backed with a strong alcohol/acidic nose. Smooth at first, some fruit forwardness but then the acidity hits. Really need to have this with the right food to balance. On the dry side with even tannins. Will see after real airing. Turned into a much smoother less acidic wine with clear fruit- a real find!
Dark garnet/purple to the edge with a strong aroma of black plum & berries, earth, maybe tabacco and oak backed with a strong alcohol/acidic nose. Smooth at first, some fruit forwardness but then the acidity hits. Really need to have this with the right food to balance. On the dry side with even tannins. Will see after real airing. Turned into a much smoother less acidic wine with clear fruit- a real find!
May 7th, 2024
Extremely well structured and I like it….
Extremely well structured and I like it….
Sep 5th, 2023
Big pastry guy as you can see. This baby never stays empty.
The wine seller calls these grapes “happy grapes.”
Plummy, rich, dark, sweet like licorice and cedar. A forest perfume of pine.
They’re definitely happy because I’m happy. This is a succulent, rich wine. A lot to enjoy. A good rouse between tannins and acid on the palate, in a good way, like an entertaining joust, a rumble in the ring, or the bull and the toreador. This is the downs I imagine Hemingway drinking from the bottle at a spontaneous picnic on the Spanish countryside in his real life The Sun Also Rises.
Dry, but not leaving you puckered and wanting more, just the right balance with a creamy mouthfeel of silken roses to follow, lingering on the palate like the twirl of the toreador’s cape in the ring.
Big pastry guy as you can see. This baby never stays empty.
The wine seller calls these grapes “happy grapes.”
Plummy, rich, dark, sweet like licorice and cedar. A forest perfume of pine.
They’re definitely happy because I’m happy. This is a succulent, rich wine. A lot to enjoy. A good rouse between tannins and acid on the palate, in a good way, like an entertaining joust, a rumble in the ring, or the bull and the toreador. This is the downs I imagine Hemingway drinking from the bottle at a spontaneous picnic on the Spanish countryside in his real life The Sun Also Rises.
Dry, but not leaving you puckered and wanting more, just the right balance with a creamy mouthfeel of silken roses to follow, lingering on the palate like the twirl of the toreador’s cape in the ring.
Muy delicioso, con una acidez bien controlada, muy buen vino para carnes
Muy delicioso, con una acidez bien controlada, muy buen vino para carnes
Jan 20th, 2023Dark garnet/purple, earthy nose. Black fruit base, very dry, even tannins, low acidity. Pretty good!
Dark garnet/purple, earthy nose. Black fruit base, very dry, even tannins, low acidity. Pretty good!
May 15th, 2021
drinking gorgeously and an absolute steal. reckless abandon in a bottle. prepare to lose your keys and other things......this is a horse that refuses to be saddled.
drinking gorgeously and an absolute steal. reckless abandon in a bottle. prepare to lose your keys and other things......this is a horse that refuses to be saddled.
Oct 4th, 2020
Very nice Rioja. Medium bodied and nice fruits.
Very nice Rioja. Medium bodied and nice fruits.
Dec 1st, 2019Decanted and it showed beautifully.
Decanted and it showed beautifully.
Apr 29th, 2019