Bodegas Arzuaga Crianza

Dark cherry in colour with purple hue. Powerful bouquet, high aromatic diversity, with a predominance of ripe red and black fruits with spicy touches and balsamic notes with a hint of smoke. The palate brings mellow sensations that last over time thanks to its great fruitiness amplitude and length. Faithful refection of such a complex bouquet. These give way to to an elegant finish with personality.

The Arzuaga winery is in Valladolid, in the heart of the Ribera del Duero Designation of Origin. The wines come from La Planta, an estate belonging to the Arzuaga family in Quintanilla de Onésimo, in the province of Valladolid. This is an excellent location for vine-growing. There can be no doubt that Arzuaga wines are made based on three premises: the soil, the climate and the orientation of the vineyards. The local flora and fauna coexist perfectly with the vines in La Planta. The flora includes pines, holm oaks and savin juniper, and, among the animals are wild boars and red deer. This coexistence clearly shows the love the Arzuaga family feels for the natural world. The estate covers 1,400 hectares (3,500 acres) in a wonderful location in the heart of the Ribera del Duero Designation of Origin area: its Golden Mile. It was at the beginning of the 1990s when, after buying La Planta estate, Florentino Arzuaga began planting vines, building the winery and, of course, making wine...