Marqus de Tomares Rioja Reserva 2017
Well assembled fruit & wood.
Grape Varietals & Region: 80% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano, 7% Mazuelo and 3% Viura from 60-year-old vines grown on clayey-calcareous soils across Rioja Alta.
Taste Profile: Clean, intense ruby red with real shine. A complex, aromatic nose of black fruit, vanilla, chocolate and mineral notes drawn from the terroir. Well-structured, fresh, long and tasty on the palate, with fruit and wood in excellent balance.
Winemaking Process: Hand-harvested and fully destemmed, with fermentation in stainless steel tanks followed by 18 months’ ageing in French oak barrels.
Winemaker: Marqus de Tomares is a centenarian Rioja house with a family history in grape-growing dating back to 1886. Don Romn Montaa founded the winery in 1910, and it’s still run today by his grandchildren, who maintain the estate’s traditions in both cellar and vineyard. The family farms nearly 106 hectares across Rioja Alta in Haro, Fuenmayor and the surrounding villages much of it over a century old, working alongside longtime local growers to preserve the precise identity that defines Marqus de Tomares wines.
