September 11, 2020

MARQUÉS DE CACERES Gran Reserva Tempranillo 2011

(Rioja, Spain) $27

“Spain continues to be the source of older wines at fantastic prices. Wonderful dry earthiness with notes of mushrooms and soy sauce.”

90 points KM

Available at Total Wine & More

What is doble pasta?

A. A Spanish ballroom dance with sharp footwork based on the story of the bull fight

B. A Spanish red wine fermented with twice the normal amount of grape skins and pulp

C. A traditional “drunken” spaghetti dish from Chianti made by adding wine to the cooking water

D. A traditional Tuscan distillate made with pasta cooking water

Doble pasta [DOH-blay PAHSS-tah] is a traditional style of red winemaking in the Alicante, Jumilla, Utiel-Requeña, and Yecla districts in the Spanish Levante. Wines are macerated and fermented with twice the normal amount of grape skins and pulp, resulting in a wine of intense concentration, tannin and color. Doble pasta wines are often produced from the indigenous bobal grape variety and used to strengthen lighter blends.

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MARQUÉS DE CACERES Gran Reserva Tempranillo 2011

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