| Type | Red wine |
|---|---|
| Region | |
| Grapes | |
| Producer | |
| Allergens | Contains sulfites |
| Alcohol contenti | 14.5% |
Spec sheet
The wine
The Quinta de Tarsus wine has been reborn with a new name and a new image: Tarsus Crianza, a wine brimming with personality, and the flagship and most commercial wine in the winery’s collection. According to the firm’s oenologist Teresa Rodríguez, it is an accessible wine that everyone can easily enjoy, a lively wine with the constant presence of fruit to the front accompanied by hints of wood.
What does this wine taste like?
A wine with a deep nose made up of complex and intense aromas of red fruit, spices, toasted notes and floral fragrances. It has a pleasant mouthfeel with elegant, fruity and deep flavours. Tarsus Crianza is a wine with its own personality and a rich variety of nuances which only increases every time you try it.
View | Intense red / Violet rim |
|---|---|
Bouquet | Red fruit / Spicy notes / Toasty notes / Floral notes |
Mouth | Elegant / Fruit-forward / Lovely tannins / Persistent |
Drinking and storing
Serve between 16ºC and 18ºC
Food pairing
Red meats / Game / Formaggio a media stagionatura
Ratings and awards
| 2011 | 92 PN |
|---|
PN: Peñín
Customer reviews
Winemaking
The grapes are harvested at their ripest and the must ferments for 25-30 days. The finished wine ages for 12 months in new and once or twice-used French and American oak barrels. Finally, it is left to stand and refine for twelve months in bottles in their cellar.
| Ageing period | 12 months |
|---|---|
| Barrel age | New, second and third year |
| Type of wood | French and American oak |
Vineyards
| Vine age | 20 years |
|---|---|
| Climate | Continental |
| Altitude | 850.00 meters |
The winery
Bodegas Tarsus
Bodegas Tarsus is a winery in the style of a Bordeaux château located in the heart of the Ribera del Duero, where it produces high concentration wines with profound aromas and great ageing potential. The winery's origins date back to 1987, when Iñigo Moreno de Arteaga acquired the property's 86 hectares of vineyards. It was there, close to a small pine grove in Anguix (Burgos), that the construction of new buildings would take place in 1998, where Tarsus makes wines from its...
