Art Collection Crianza - Bodegas Faustino

The elegant Art Collection Crianza from the pen of Bodegas Faustino shimmers into the glass with bright ruby red. At the edge, this Spanish red also shows a transition to garnet red. To the nose, this Bodegas Faustino red wine presents all sorts of blueberries, blackberries, mulberries and black currants. As if that were not already impressive, the aging in large wooden barrels adds other aromas such as oak, cinnamon and dark chocolate.

This Spanish wine delights with its elegantly dry flavor. It was bottled with exceptionally little residual sugar. This is a real quality wine, which clearly stands out from simpler qualities and so this Spaniard enchants naturally with all dryness with the finest balance. Aroma does not necessarily require a lot of sugar. The finale of this red wine with good aging potential from the wine-growing region of La Rioja, more precisely from the Rioja DOCa, finally convinces with a beautiful reverberation.

Vinification of the Bodegas Faustino Art Collection Crianza

This wine clearly focuses on one grape variety, and that is Tempranillo. Only the best grapes were harvested for this exceptionally balanced varietal wine from Bodegas Faustino. After the harvest, the grapes arrive at the winery by the fastest route. Here they are sorted and carefully broken up. Fermentation then takes place in large wood at controlled temperatures. Fermentation is followed by aging for several months in French oak barrels.

Food recommendation for the Bodegas Faustino Art Collection Crianza

Drink this red wine from Spain ideally tempered at 15 - 18°C as a companion to vegetable couscous with beef meatballs, lamb stew with chickpeas and dried figs or boeuf bourguignon.

Awards for the Art Collection Crianza from Bodegas Faustino

In addition to a very good price-pleasure ratio, this red wine from Bodegas Faustino can also boast awards and top ratings beyond 90 points. In detail, these are for the 2016 vintage

• James Suckling - 91 points

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