Arzuaga Reserva 2006 is made from Tempranillo 90%, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot 10%. Vineyards located about 3150ft high (900 m.). Manual harvest. Aging for 26 months in French oak barrels.
Tasting notes: Bright garnet red. On nose, toasty, floral notes, scents of black fruit and leather. On palate, elegant, complex and tasty.
What the critics say...
Robert Parker: 91 points(01/01/2011)
"It is purple-colored with an expressive nose of Asian spices, violets, espresso, black cherry, and a hint of blueberry. This is followed by a medium-bodied, velvety-textured surprisingly elegant wine with excellent depth, intensity, and incipient complexity. This impeccably balanced Reserva conceals enough structure for another 3-5 years of evolution. Drink this lengthy offering from 2013 to 2026."
Peñin Guide: 87 points(01/01/2011)
"Intense cherry colour. Scents of spices and cedar wood. On palate, powerful, spirituous, candied and creamy."
Pairing: Beef, Game Animals, Grilled Red Meats, Roasts, Stews.
Established at the beginning of the 90´s by the Arzuaga-Navarro family, the Winery that wear their names is an example of commitment and passion for the land and the wine. Florentino Arzuaga likes the horizons of Castile where still remain spaces in which the nature and the animals live free... of disturbances. Over there, and close to a silent Duero, Florentino bought an estate that due to its size, has own horizons. Then the vine-stocks and the warehouse came and later the wine; a red wine as he liked it: with skeleton but elegant, round and complex at the same time. Florentino Arzuaga takes in his spirit the tenacity of the businessman but with the sensibility for the aesthetics and the perfection. He is a simple and shy man at the same time, also capable to place a red wine that takes his surname in the most sumptuous wine lists; and in a short period of time.
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