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Wine Description
The Story
Description: Created by Miguel Torres Carbó as a gift to his wife, Margarita Riera, on Saint Valentine's Day.
Origin: The Parellada grape, the best traditional white variety found in our highest vineyards, produces fruity, aromatic wines with moderate alcoholic strength, such as San Valentín.
Prducer's Tasting Notes: Clear pale yellow colour, with enticing aromas of fresh grapes, together with other fruits (ripe bananas, quince) and flow...
Vintage 2012
SPAIN 2012 VINTAGE REPORT
The Control Board has given the 2012 Rioja vintage the official rating of ‘VERY GOOD’. The global rating reflects the heterogeneous nature of the vintage. The drought affected both grape volume and grape quality in some vineyards but also resulted in a significant quantity of wine of extremely high quality, in line with the wines of the two previous vintages, both rated ‘excellent’.
In general, Rioja’s vineyards...
