Marques de Murrieta Reserva Rioja 2016 – Twin Pack Tote

Description

Each tote includes 2 bottles of Marques de Murrieta Reserva Rioja 2016 and a 2 bottle branded tote pack, perfect for keeping your bottles at cellar temperature! 94 Points, James Suckling: “This is very structured and powerful with a dense and rich palate of ripe fruit and hints of toasted oak. Full and layered. Structured. Released February 2020. Needs a few years of bottle age. Try after 2021.” Jul 2019Robert Parker, Jr.’s Wine Advocate: “What I tasted was the final blend, and it represents the year-2016 was a cooler year, and the wine also goes in that direction. 2016 saw a large crop, and the grapes for this cuvée were harvested at the end of September, going toward more finesse and subtleness, combined with the natural power. The wine is textured and fine, and it’s more elegant than the 2015 I tasted next to it. The detail and texture on the palate is different, and the quality of the tannins is completely different. Drink 2020-2026.” Jun 2019Winery: “Tangible proof of elegance, balance and constancy characteristic of the Marques de Murrieta Winery and its surrounding vineyards situated in the Ygay Estate, it is a red reserva wine with a balanced aging of two years in new and partly new American oak barrels and a year and a half in bottle. The result is an elegant wine that combines complexity and fineness, summing up the best attributes of our identity and actuality.Pair with baked red snapper with grilled vegetables, white wine, apple, lime and rosemary; Cameros truffle with mushrooms, and cabbage with extra virgin olive oil; Milk-fed lamb chops with buttermilk, asparagus and red wine; Suckling pig confit with its crunchy skin and caramelized apple.” Bottle750ml, corkVarietal87% Tempranillo, 6% Graciano,5% Mazuello, 2% GarnachaAlcohol14.0%Aging18 months in 225L American oak barrelsRegionRioja, Spain