Author: Dirk Chan
Our online feature this week is the 2015 Marqués del Silvo Gran Reserva (Rioja, Spain) – $22.99 , regularly $27.99.
The origins of Bodega Marqués del Silvo are deeply linked to the development of the Rioja region. Located 50 kilometers from the historic city of Logroño, on the same estate that remains its cellar right from the beginning and surrounded by its 150 hectares of extremely well-kept and carefully crafted vineyards next to the Ebro River.
Our weekly feature is their 2015 Gran Reserva, with its aromas of blackberry, licorice, wild herbs. It is a red in its prime drinking window in an old-world style showcasing the effects of its fine-grained oak barrels of French and American aging that contributes to the lovely lightly toasty vanilla and spicy herb notes. This is a great price for a Gran Reserva Rioja – pair with a braised beef and chick pea stew.
2015 Marqués del Silvo Gran Reserva (Rioja, Spain) – $22.99 , regularly $27.99.