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Bodegas Faustino
Faustino Icon - Reserva Especial 2014
Rioja - doca
75clGrape Variety
- Tempranillo
- Graciano
Elevage
- 18 months in french oak barrel
Description
In 1861, Eleuterio Martinez Arzok settles on Oyonbuys the manor house and vineyards there. This marks the beginnig of a new lineage.
In 1968, if there is a place where a whole family's passion for wine-growing thrives, it is here. Family history and 47,000 casks containing wines made under the highest standards have earned the Martinez international recognition and renown.
From Eleuterio Martinez Arzok to the fourth generation which currently leads the winery more than 150 years of tradition and expertise in the world of wine have passed.
Tasting
Clean, bright with a deep, intense cherry red colour that becomes slightly lighter towards the rim.
On the nose, the wine is intense and complex with warm, ripe forest fruits aromas, spicy notes and hints of wood in the background.
The palate is elegant, full of flavor and structured with well-integrated and polished tannins, providing a balanced mouth-feel. Finally, the finish is complex, rich and long-lasting.
Any kind of meat. It matches with grilled or fried potatoes, mushrooms or ham. Sometasty or oily fish such as tuna, cod. Medium-aged cheese and berry dessert. Rice and all kind of pasta.
Contains sulfites
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