Marquesa Valserrano Crianza, Rioja, Spain

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I liked the freshness of the straightforward 2014 Valserrano Crianza, a blend of Tempranillo with 10% Graciano. It had a mixture of red and black fruit and more freshness than some of its siblings. Polished, tasty and elegant. A textbook Crianza. 220,000 bottles produced.

I found the aromas of the 2013 Valserrano Crianza more agreeable than the ones in the 2011. It's a classic Tempranillo-based blend with some 10% Mazuelo matured in French and American oak barrels for 18 months. The fruit in this cooler vintage has more restrained ripeness, but it's still black rather than red. It comes through as fresher and more balanced, medium-bodied, with fine tannins and good acidity. They do different batches to complete 200,000 bottles.

There were pungent aromas of fountain pen ink, licorice and leather in the 2011 Valserrano Crianza, Tempranillo with 10% Mazuelo matured in French and American oak barrels (50/50) for 18 months. The fruit is ripe and there are also hints of peat and damp earth. The palate is medium-bodied, with grainy tannins and moderate acidity. 200,000 bottles.

The 2010 Valserrano Crianza’s nose is an explosion of red fruits (wild strawberries, raspberries) and flowers with just a hint of spice and balsamic notes that add complexity. It comes through as a highly quaffable, pleasurable wine that delivers high quality classical Rioja character at an incredible price. Drink 2014-2016. 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 2009 Valserrano Crianza was tasted as a finished tank sample awaiting bottling. The nose is more floral than the 2008, with fine purity and delineation, with lively blood orange notes developing in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with rounded, sensual red cherries and candied orange peel. It is voluminous in the mouth with a gentle, insistent grip on the finish. This is a great example of Rioja Crianza. 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