MARQUÉS DEL SILVO CRIANZA

GRAPE: Tempranillo, Graciano , Garnacha

APPELLATION: Rioja DOCa.

VINIFICATION: Fermented at controllect temperature in stainless steel tanks. Clarified, filtered and transferred to the barrel, where it remains at least 12 months and another 12 months in deposit before bottling.

TASTING NOTES: Clean, delicate and refined nose, aromas of currants, blackberries, nutmeg and white-truffle undertones with great notes of vanillas and cacaos. It has a silky palate with sophisticated tannins and good freshness that gives it a sense of great harmony, structure and complexity.

FOOD PAIRING: Perfect to pair with Iberic bellota Jamon, roasted lamb, grilled chicken, Manchego cheese, pork, beef, pastrami, barbecue.

RATINGS HISTORY:

   
  • 91 Wine Enthusiast,  vntg 2018.
  • 90 James Suckling,  vntg 2018.
  • 93 Gilbert & Gaillard, vntg 2018.
  • 90 Gilbert & Gaillard, vntg 2017.
  • 92 Wine & Spirits; vntg 2017.

PRODUCER:

The origins of Bodega Marqués del Silvo are deeply linked to the development of Rioja region, being from the beginning until today, one of the pillars of this Denomination of Origin, one of the most important and renowned in the world. Located at 50 kilometers from the historic city of Logroño, on the same estate that remains its cellar right from the beginning and surrounded by 150 hectares of extremely well-kept and carefully crafted vineyards next to the Ebro River.
Inside the cellar located in a unique environment between vineyards and mountains where the highest quality range of wine is developed, including the unrivaled ranges of Marqués del Silvo RESERVA and GRAN RESERVA, highly recognized nationally and internationally right since their first vintages. For the aged wines, the winery counts on a barrel stock room, comprising fine-grained oak barrels of French and American origin with different levels of toast that are combined to add the best contribution of toasted and spicy hints to the wines