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Campo Viejo Reserva Rioja 2003

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2003 Vintage

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Winery:: Campo Viejo
Varietal:: Tempranillo
Region:: Spain > Rioja
Type:: Red Wine
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The Rioja region of Spain produces one of the world's finest, and most long lived wines: Rioja. Rioja's renaissance, in the latter half of the 19th century, was a direct result of the phyloxera bug that decimated vineyards around the globe. While English merchants came to Rioja to replace their French imports, the wines here actually have much more in common with Chianti. Both wines are blend relying heavily on one grape, in this case Tempranillo. Like Chianti's Sangiovese, Tempranillo usually produces a relatively high acid wine of medium to medium-full body. Tempranillo tends to produce wines with a dusty, leathery edge to its raspberry and blackberry fruit tones. With additions of Graciano, Mazuela and Grancha, the wines of Rioja can take on additional layers of flavor and aroma, but the tradition of extended oak aging for Rioja's great wines contributes to an even more obvious imprint. While the Spaniards have traditionally been fans of the strong vanilla and coconut components that American oak barrels have contributed to Rioja, more and more producers have turned to French oak favoring its more subtle spice tones. Rioja continues to undergo extended aging in barrel with Reserva and Gran Reserva bottlings, representing a producer's highest achievement, spending a minimum of 3 of 5 years respectively in the producer's cellar.

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Wine Tasting Notes75% Tempranillo, 15% Graciano, 10% Mazuelo. Rounded, with a soft, generous finish. A balanced wine well suited to pork, lamb chops, grilled steak, venison or dried cheeses

January 2009

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Composition: 75% Tempranillo, 15% Graciano, 10% Mazuelo Tasting notes: Rounded, with a soft, generous finish Food tips: A balanced wine well suited to pork, lamb chops, grilled steak, venison or dried cheeses

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December 2008

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Campo Viejo Reserva Rioja 2003