Marques de Vitoria Gran Reserva 2001, Rioja, Spain
By Louise | 2001 , Red Wine , Rioja , Spain , Wines I Dislike
I bought this at the airport in Madrid when I had some Euros left to spend. I picked it because I thought 2001 was a good year for Spanish wines and so went with this wine. It has a really strong nose (or smell). There are strong woody (slightly oaky) smells mixed with red currants, and there’s a sharp acidic tinge to the red currants smell.
In the mouth, it has high tanin with high acid. I find the wine almost too sour! There is also a bitter finish to it that I dislike. I can barely taste the fruit.
According to wine-searcher.com, average prices for this wine is $24, but it looks like it’s mostly foreign websites that sell it.