Critic Notes
Alison Napjus writes: Light-bodied and chewy, this easy-drinking red features an earthy overtone, with notes of dried black cherry, tobacco and vanilla. Tempranillo and Garnacha. Drink now. - Wine Spectator
James Suckling writes: Some vanilla spices and mocha to the plums and vibrant red cher...Show More >
Critic Notes
Alison Napjus writes: Light-bodied and chewy, this easy-drinking red features an earthy overtone, with notes of dried black cherry, tobacco and vanilla. Tempranillo and Garnacha. Drink now. - Wine Spectator
James Suckling writes: Some vanilla spices and mocha to the plums and vibrant red cherry characters. Juicy and medium-bodied with crisp berry fruit. Elegant and easy to drink, even if it is a bit tart in the middle. Drink now. - James Suckling
Winery
The personalities of Tempranillo and Garnacha come together in Montecillo Crianza to create a lively, fresh, and expressive wine. A Crianza that was aged for 18 months in American oak barrels and six months in the bottle, giving it the finesse and elegance of an authentic Rioja wine. The result of more than 150 years of experience and know-how. A versatile and infallible partner to red meat and Iberian pork roasts or stews and mature cheeses.
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Hailed as the star red variety in Spain’s most celebrated wine region, Tempranillo from Rioja, or simply labeled, “Rioja,” produces elegant wines with complex notes of red and black fruit, crushed rock, leather, toast and tobacco, whose best examples are fully capable of decades of improvement in the cellar.
Rioja wines are typically a blend of fruit from its three sub-regions: Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa and Rioja Oriental, although specific sub-region (zonas), village (municipios) and vineyard (viñedo singular) wines can now be labeled. Rioja Alta and Alavesa, at the highest elevations, are considered to be the source of the brightest, most elegant fruit, while grapes from the warmer and drier, Rioja Oriental, produce wines with deep color, great body and richness.
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