Marqués de Cáceres Gran reserva 2004 is made from 85% Tempranillo, Grenache 10% and Graciano 5%. Aging for 26-28 months in French oak barrels. 4 years of refinement in the bottle.
Tasting notes, Intense dark cherry colour. On nose, complex and well balanced fragrance of ripe fruit and spices (vanilla, leather very fine). On palate, elegant, powerful and wide with hints of toasted wood.
What the critics say...
Peñin Guide: 93 points(01/01/2012)
Intense cherry red colour. On nose, powerful, fine cocoa, new oak, ripe fruit. On palate, tasty, powerful, fleshy, balanced.
This winery was founded in 1970 by Enrique Forner who following the advice of Emile Peynaud chose Cenicero -in the Rioja Alta- as the best location for the winery.
The Forner family had a long tradition in wine making, since they were already owners in Bordeaux of a Grand Cru... Classé, the Château Camensac, and the Château Larose-Trintaudon.
Despite the difficulties of the early years, almost from the very moment of its foundation, Marques de Caceres has undergone a major expansion and recognition around the world, especially in the U.S. market. Between 2000 and 2006 it was chosen five times as the favorite Spanish wine by the prestigious American magazine Wine & Spirits.
The winemaking methods used in Marqués de Cáceres are similar to those used in Bordeaux. French expertise and winemaking techniques have been applied to the native varieties, mainly Tempranillo, thereby getting one of the most modern Rioja wines currently in the market.
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