Marques de Grinon

This tempranillo aged in American oak barrel is a traditional cherry red in colour with toasty aromas, smooth and around with wild forest fruits on the palate, soft tannins with notes of oak and a long finish

The Marqués de Griñón, know as an innovative person in the Spanish viticulture since the 1970s, produces traditional riojas adapted to the 21st century. This tempranillo aged in American oak barrel is a traditional cherry red in colour with toasty aromas, smooth and around with wild forest fruits on the palate, soft tannins with notes of oak and a long finish Marqués de Griñón began in Rioja 20 years ago developing a Tempranillo monovarietal with 6 months of aging in new American oak barrels, something revolutionary at that time. To celebrate its twentieth anniversary in Rioja, its last creation is “Special Selection”, a limited edition produced with Tempranillo grapes from selected vineyards of Rioja Alta, specifically from towns of Nájera, Arenzana, Manjarrés and Uruñuela, aged 18 months in American oak.

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This wine, needs to be enjoyed slowly and one of the most important aspects is to swirl the drinks in order to increase the amount of oxygen in the glass. You must drink this wine in glasses with large, rounded bowls. Swirl it and sniff by sticking your nose in to the glass. Always hold the wine glass by the stem

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Grape Variety

Round wine, very balanced, intense ruby red. Very tasty, with a predominance of intense notes of ripe red fruits and vanilla that guarantee their aging

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Marqués de Griñón began in Rioja 20 years ago developing a Tempranillo monovarietal with 6 months of aging in new American oak barrels, something revolutionary at that time. To celebrate its twentieth anniversary in Rioja, its last creation is ¿Special Selection¿, a limited edition produced with Tempranillo grapes from selected vineyards of Rioja Alta, specifically from towns of Nájera, Arenzana, Manjarrés and Uruñuela, aged 18 months in American oak.

History

La Rioja Alta is located in the northwest of the autonomous community of La Rioja. La Rioja Baja is in the east, and includes 42 Riojan municipalities and the 8 Navarre municipalities attached to the denomination. And the Rioja Alavesa is a historic region of Álava, located on the southern border of the Basque Country and separated from the Rioja Alta by the Ebro river.

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The Marques de Griñon winemaking philosophy is based on preserving the organoleptic values of each variety, applying the principle of minimum manipulation and performing the essential operations. The harvest is done manually in boxes of 15-17 Kg, which are unloaded at a selection table. After this, the grapes are destemmed and taken to the fermentation tanks, where a 1-2 day pre-fermentation is carried out at a low temperature, after this step the alcoholic fermentation takes place, where the sugar is transformed into alcohol at a controlled temperature. The wine remains in contact with the skins for a few weeks and after this the stripping and pressing of the skins takes place, which is done in a light way. Then the wine makes a second fermentation, malolactic fermentation, where malic acid is transformed into lactic acid, a softer acid than the first. After this the wine enters new or almost 100% French oak barrels and 225 liters capacity. The barrels have a maximum age of 4 years. T

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Marques de Griñón Family Estates, s.a., CIF-A45217239. Finca/Casa de Vacas, cm 4015, km23 45692 Malpica de Tajo, Spain.

Manufacturer

Ctra el Ciego s/n Cenicero, La Rioja, Spain.

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Full Product Name: Red Wine Storage: Don't keep the wine somewhere it could freeze Avoid the landmines of rapid, extreme or frequent temperature swings Keep the wine between 50 percent and 80 percent Horizontal racking is a space-efficient way to store the bottles Origin: Product of Spain Additional Information: Green Dot