Bodegas de la Marquesa Valserrano Graciano, Rioja, Spain

瑪克薩酒莊瓦爾塞拉諾格拉西亞諾紅葡萄酒

點擊次數(shù)：475

This juicy red presents fresh flavors of crunchy cherry and red plum. Round and supple, with light tannins and citrusy acidity, offering pretty spice and vanilla notes on the finish. Drink now through 2022. 300 cases made, 60 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Rioja Select to Add

This red has some sharp elbows, with gritty tannins, spiky acidity and tart cherry and herbal flavors. Stays fresh and lively, offering good energy and definition. Still coming into balance. Drink now through 2019. 2,000 cases made, 100 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Rioja Select to Add

The 2009 Valserrano Graciano could be even better than the Mazuelo, and shows unusually open and aromatic for a Graciano, with a nose dominated by the violets and ripe blue fruit that remind me very much of the aromas of Touriga Nacional from Portugal. The palate is equally perfumed and exotic, with the fine tannins and the acidity from the variety. A Graciano of pleasure. Drink 2014-2018. Bodegas de la Marquesa, better known by its brand name Valserrano, is one of those wineries that through the years has maintained very consistent quality in its wines, combining both modern and classical bottlings in their portfolio, applying their know-how to the fruit of 70 hectares of vineyard to produce an average of 400,000 bottles per vintage. Honest and well-crafted wines here are highly recommended. Various American importers, Total Wine & More, PS – Wines, and Classic Wines.

The 2005 Valserrano Graciano has a more “classic” nose than I anticipated, boasting a fine meaty/dried blood tincture that appears to be developing with bottle age. The palate is smooth and rounded with good acidity and delivers a fresh, soft but spicy finish with sage and white pepper. Drink now-2015. Bodegas de la Marques own 70 hectares of vine located around Vallebuena, from which their entire fruit is sourced. Proprietor Juan Pablo de Simon, the great-grandson of its founder, told me that his aim is not to be a big winery, but remain boutique and strive for typicity in their locality. They have a long history during which they have adopted different titles includes “Marques de la Solana” and “Bodegas de Crianza SMS.” They have a strong, consistent portfolio of wines that are struck through with a sense of honesty, wines made to accompany food. Stylistically they embrace both modern Rioja, epitomized by their single varietal bottlings, and classic Rioja, for example, by only just releasing their 2001 Gran Reserva specifically to appeal to those who appreciate that style. I will commence with their impressive white wines. It is unusual to find a producer who bottles monovarietal Garnacha or Mazuelo. In selected vintages, Bodegas de la Marques produce approximately 3,000 to 4,000 bottles of each, fashioned in a more modern style and aged in barrels that have been used for the white wine. The Finca Monteviejo is the estate’s single vineyard bottling from mainly Tempranillo vines planted in 1948 by Marie-Theresa Solano, the same year as Juan Pablo’s father was born. It was partly re-planted 18 years ago. The malolactic is done in barrel and it is aged in a majority of new French oak for 16 to 18 months. Importer: Classic Wine Imports, Norwood, MA; tel: (781) 352-1100

This modern-style red shows a dark color, ripe aromas of plums and chocolate, and firm tannins on the rich, plummy palate. It has enough acidity for balance, and a fresh, if somewhat charry, finish. Drink now through 2004. 200 cases made.??–TM??Region: Spain / Rioja Select to Add