Marques de Vargas Selección Privada 2016
Type: Red
Country: Spain
Region: Rioja
Grape Variety: 86% Tempranillo, 10% Mazuelo, 4% Garnacha
Alcohol Percentage: 14%
Viticulture: Organic Farming | Vegan Friendly
Climate: Continental climate with ideal levels of sunlight
Terroir: “El Cónsul” (7 ha), “La Misela” (3 ha), “Terrazas” (7 ha) with the average age of bush vines of 44 years on a bed of calcerous, clay soils sufficiently high in organic matter and nutrient holding capacity
Ageing: 23 months in new Russian oak barrels. Reserva. Regular racking every 4 months at the beginning, then every 6 months
Color: Clear, deep ruby color with violet rims
Nose: Clean, fresh and pronounced on the nose, with complex aromas and eucalyptus notes. Elegant fragrance of black fruit and fresh herbal hints of mint and balsamic
Palate: On the palate, very well integrated acidity and fine tannins from the two years in new Caucasian oak barrels. Sophisticated range of ripe fruit flavours of nice intensity and a long finish, with good potential for ageing
About the Winery: In 1840, Don Felipe de la Mata, 8th Marquis of Vargas, decided to plant the first grapevines at the Hacienda Pradolagar. Since then, four generations of this family lineage have cultivated the vineyards on this estate. Don Pelayo de la Mata, Count of San Cristóbal, and his brother Don Francisco, 9th Marquis of Vargas, who was elected mayor of Logroño, kept the passion for the vines at Pradolagar alive. The Marqués de Vargas vineyards cover 60 hectares and are divided into 32 plots, with red grape varieties typical to La Rioja such as Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano and Maturana. The vines are grown without the use of herbicides nor pesticides. We produce beautiful ageing wines, Reserva and Gran Reserva wines that are racked naturally, without filtering, which age for several years in bottle before being released into the market.
