
Arnegui Reserva Rioja DOCa - Pagos del ReyWith the Pagos del Rey Arnegui Reserva Rioja comes a first-class red wine in the wine glass. In this it reveals a wonderfully bright ruby color. Slightly slanted, a transition of the wine color towards garnet red is visible at the edges of this barrel-aged wine. The bouquet of this red wine from La Rioja convinces with notes of prune and blackberry. If we trace the aromatics further, cashew, vanilla and leather are added. The Pagos del Rey Arnegui Reserva Rioja presents itself to the wine lover wonderfully dry. This red wine never shows itself coarse or meager, as one might expect from a wine in the high quality wine range. On the tongue, this balanced red wine is characterized by an incredibly silky texture. Due to the balanced fruit acidity, the Arnegui Reserva Rioja flatters with a velvety mouthfeel without lacking freshness. The final of this red wine with good aging potential from the wine-growing region of La Rioja, more precisely from the Rioja DOCa, finally thrills with considerable reverberation. Vinification of the Arnegui Reserva Rioja from Pagos del Rey The balanced Arnegui Reserva Rioja from Spain is a single-varietal wine, made from the Tempranillo grape variety. The berries for this red wine from Spain are harvested exclusively by hand when perfectly ripe. After the harvest, the grapes immediately reach the winery. Here they are sorted and carefully broken up. Then fermentation takes place in small wood at controlled temperatures. After the completion of fermentation, the elegant Arnegui Reserva Rioja is aged for another 18 months in oak barriques. Food recommendation for the Pagos del Rey Arnegui Reserva Rioja This Spanish red wine is best enjoyed tempered at 15 - 18°C. It is perfect as an accompanying wine to braised chicken in red wine, leek tortilla or leek soup. Awards for the Arnegui Reserva Rioja from Pagos del Rey This wine from the Rioja DOCa not only inspires us, no also well-known wine critics awarded it with 90 points and more. Among the ratings can be found for the 2017 vintage James Suckling - 92 points