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2012 Valdepalacios, Crianza, Rioja

2012 Valdepalacios, Crianza, Rioja

2012 Valdepalacios, Crianza, Rioja
Volume: 750 mL , Alcohol: 13.5%

 Type

 Red

 Blend

 85% Tempranillo, 10% Grenache, 5% Mazuelo

 Nose

 Maple syrup drizzled over raspberries, fresh ground nutmeg and crunchy brown grass.

 Palate

 Zingy, bitter strawberry seeds, freshly crushed pink peppercorns and rose petals.

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More about this wine from Rioja, Spain
Wines from Rioja come in four traditional styles: Rioja, Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva. Crianza, like the one you have before you, is typically aged for a year in old oak barrels (meaning there isn’t a super oaky flavor in the wine) and then for another year in the bottle. These are wines that are meant for everyday drinking - so get popping.

This wine is like lavender and thyme ground up and sprinkled over halved plums being seared on the grill. There are heaps of freshly, sun-ripened raspberries, wet earth and root notes, almost like running through a dewy field of long grass with the brightness of thousands of towering sunflowers in full bloom.
How to drink it

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