RIOJA CRIANZA – Fuenmayor, Spain
TEMPRANILLO – 100%
COLOUR:
Deep Ruby
AROMAS:
Crunchy red fruits
PALATE:
Piles of red fruits and toasted marshmallow characterise this delicious Crianza. Very lightly oaked, it benefits from soft vanilla and delicate smokiness
AGEING POTENTIAL:
Although this wine is ready to drink now, it will develop in the bottle over another two years
WINEMAKING:
Rio del Rey is a collection of Rioja wines inspired by Spain’s ancient and beautiful river Ebro, The “King of Rivers”. Rioja is famous for expertly blending the best fruit from across its regions. The grapes for Rio del Rey are specially selected from La Rioja Alta and La Rioja Alavesa. The wines are produced for modern tastes, whilst keeping true to the heritage of Rioja
A food friendly and approachable style, created to reflect current consumer trends
FOOD MATCH:
An ideal accompaniment for lamb shanks , spicy meatballs or any dish with rustic tomato sauces
WINE ANALYSIS:
Alcohol 13.5%
Residual sugar 4 g/litre
WINE MAKER:
Pagos del Rey, Fuenmayor
