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Marques de Tomares, Rioja Crianza, 2021

Red Wine from Rioja, Spain
by Marques de Tomares
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For most of its history, this winery would not have sold you a bottle. Marques de Tomares is one of Rioja's historic estates, founded in 1910 by Don Roman Montana, on the back of a family grape-growing history going back to 1886. If the phylloxera angle is wanted, tie it to the 1886 growing history rather than to the winery's founding., and for decades it sold its wine only to Spain's elite social clubs and top restaurants, never to shops. Vega Sicilia played the same game, which is part of why you have heard of one and not the other. The founding family is still in charge, with grandkids and great-grandkids now working vines their grandfather planted. The Crianza is Rioja's traditional handshake: a minimum year in oak, more time resting in bottle, and none of the modern muscle that swept through the region in the 1990s. It's the bottle to open on a Tuesday when you want Rioja to taste like Rioja.

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The Marques de Tomares is one of the great historic estates of Rioja, dating back to the time in the late 1800s when phylloxera in Bordeaux prompted new vine plantings in nearby Rioja. This is also when other legends like Lopez and La Rioja Alta got started. Also like Lopez, Marques de Tomares' founding family is still in charge; the grandkids and great-grandkids make the Tomares wines, including from vines planted by Grandpa over 100 years ago! The wines are beautiful and traditional. So why has everybody heard of Lopez and La Rioja Alta but not Tomares? Because for years the winery sold only to elite society clubs (socios) and Spain’s top restaurants. They did not make wine available to retailers or to the general public. This is not unheard of in Spain, where Vega Sicilia also sold their wines exclusively through private channels into the late 20th century. Tomares eventually opened up — much more recently than Vega Sicilia — and we’ve been tasting and buying their wines for a few years now.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Carignan , Graciano , Tempranillo

  • Vintage

    2021

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Earthy , Juicy , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Jamon and chorizo, roast lamb, grilled steak, garlicky mushrooms, or a wedge of manchego.

Tasting Profile

Traditional Rioja: red fruit and dried herbs over sweet oak spice, savory and easygoing, with soft tannin and a gentle finish.