Marques de Tomares Rioja Crianza 2019, DOC Rioja16. 50 per bottle ABV 14% Marques de Tomares is a family winery, whose beginnings date back to 1910 when Grandpa D. Romn Montaa began to dedicate himself to the production and aging of wines. Mr Montaa laid the foundations with a focus on high quality blending, and slow maturation in barrel and bottle; an approach which his great grandchildren continue to pursue. Marqus de Tomares is located in Fuenmayor, under the Rioja Qualified Designation of

red fruit on the nose

The Sainsbury family have been farming the land for over forty years

Bright and beautifully poised

baked cherries and garrigue scents with suggestions of pencil lead

the palate has a mind-blowing array of layers with exceptionally ripe

citrus fruits and grapefruit

Pale lemon gold with aromas of ripe apples

gentle attack

I am almost shocked by its vinous intensity and raw

but at di Gresy they believe in a long elevage and this wine is released to the market in a state suitable to drink

long and structured finish

The region of La Rioja lends its name to Spain`s most widely recognised wines