2020 Rioja Crianza, Sancho Garcés, Bodegas Patrocinio
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ABOUT THIS WINE
Sancho Garcés's Crianza is your go-to Rioja for greeting what'll come off the grill this summer. An expressive, textured, barrel-aged tempranillo blend made from the region's finest vineyards in the heart of La Rioja Alta - one that pairs supremely with pretty much anything over flame. And so expressive, in fact, that Tim Atkin MW awarded their 2017 vintage as 'Best Value Red Rioja 2021' from among as many as 1,200 tasted.
Tasting the 2020, we can assure you Sancho Garcés have again kept strictly to form. And that resistance is futile.
Tasting Note
A classic crianza with flavours of fresh, lush berry fruits balanced with very well-judged use of oak. This wine doesn't exhibit powerful oak flavours but the barrel ageing lends the wine extra character, roundness and complexity, with flavours of cinnamon, exotic spice and wood smoke swirling around the generous red fruits.
In a Nutshell
Region
Rioja
Country
Spain
Grape
Tempranillo
Unit
Bottle (75cl)
ABV
14.5%
Drink
Now-2026
Product Code
30209421
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