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2005 Marques de Arianzo Crianza, Rioja, Spain

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 | Food Pairings, Wine Tasting Notes | 1 Comment

Marqués de Arienzo Rioja Crianza 2005 (SnoothRank: 0/5)

Spain > Rioja (October 2009)
What a FIND! Fantastic old-world Rioja style wine. 95% Tempranillo, 5% Graciano & Mazuelo. This had a wonderful nose of sweet leather, white pepper, some dried fruits, like fig and a little bit of dried leaves. Flavor of currants, oak, vanilla spice. Lovely tannins that balanced out well with food. I paired it with some whole-wheat pasta with melted chevre, asparagus played off the herbaceousness of the wine, and some garlicky chicken mixed in enhanced the body. Intensely drinkable! Dry and silky. myRating 5/5

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