2005 Marques de Caceres Rioja Crianza Red
Vineyard: Marques de Caceres
Price: $15.99
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Varietal: Tempranillo Blend
Style: Red
Region: Spain > Dominiaciones de Origen (DO) > Rioja
Other Vintages: 2011 2008 2006 2002 1998 1995 1985 1982 1981 1971 1970
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WINEMAKER'S NOTE
Bright ruby red color. Lively bouquet with notes of red fruit that add a pleasant freshness softened by a discreet touch of vanilla. Deliciously full in the mouth where silky, well-integrated tannins highlights the wine's fruit. Good length in which the complexity of flavors come through delicately. A perfect accompaniment to Mediterranean cuisine, fried food, grilled vegetables, pulses, paella and other rice dishes, pasta, fish in tomato sauce, ham, chorizo, pate, beef (roast, stewed or gril...
Expert Reviews
  • Vintage Chart
    Rating for Spain-Dominiaciones de Origen (DO)-Rioja: 92 (good year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: young, aging quickly, could be good now<br/>
User Tasting Note
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  • faeralirae
    light, smooth and silky end with a sweet tingle. layers of oak and cherry. unusual blend, inclusive of granache, not as full bodied as I would have expected, even after airing for an hour. overall, easy to drink.
  • Fellow Drync'r
    at Barcelona restaurant.
  • Fellow Drync'r
    thanksgiving 2009<br/>
  • lvswine
    just ok
  • Fellow Drync'r
    Rioja