Bodegas Faustino, Rioja V Reserva
Bodegas Faustino, Rioja V Reserva

Bodegas Faustino, Rioja V Reserva

Rioja, Spain 1994 (750mL)
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Bodegas Faustino, Rioja V Reserva

In 2021, the legendary Bodegas Faustino celebrated its 160th anniversary. Located in the Rioja Alavesa subzone, in the town of Oyón, the estate has been run by successive generations of the same family and has grown into one of Rioja’s largest bodegas. Reserva and Gran Reserva bottlings are their specialty, and their vast cellars contain more than 47,000 barrels of wine in various stages of maturation. Not surprisingly, Faustino is also one of the largest landowners in the Rioja appellation, farming some 650 hectares of vineyards in all the Rioja subzones.


As savvy collectors are aware, well-aged bottlings from grand bodegas such as Faustino represent some of the greatest values in wine: For one thing, their provenance—coming directly from the winery’s cellars—is impeccable. This ’94 still exhibits deep, youthful color and surprising freshness, as befits a well-stored wine.


Aged for a minimum of 18 months in American oak, then further in bottle, before release, the “Faustino V” is polished and concentrated. It is right at the point in its evolution where its dark, ripe fruit is giving way to more savory notes of leather, tar, tobacco, and cedar. Decant it briefly before serving in Bordeaux stems and enjoy its smooth, silky texture alongside beef or lamb dishes.

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Spain

Eastern Spain

Montsant

The Montsant DO is Priorat’s downslope neighbor in northeastern
Spain, but other than differences in altitude, there isn’t much else to tell their terroirs apart. Both appellations contain some of the world’s greatest old-vine Garnacha (Grenache) in soils of fractured granite and shale known locally as llicorella. It is a Mediterranean climate, with wide diurnal temperature swings.

Eastern Spain

Penedès

Technically, a wine labeled ‘Cava’ can be produced in several different regions, but Penedès, on Spain’s northern Mediterranean coast, is its
spiritual home. The climate is Mediterranean, the soils a favorable mix of limestone (key in pre-serving acids), sand, and clay, and Cava sparklers are crafted in the traditional ‘Champagne’ method. The traditional grapes used for Cava are Xarel-lo (cha-RAY-yo), Macabeu, and Parellada.

Northwestern Spain

Galicia

Galicia is lusher, colder, wetter, and greener than most of the rest of Spain, especially where wine-growing
is concerned. Viticulture up here is some of the most “heroic” in the world, as vineyards cling to impossibly steep slopes along snaking rivers such as the Miño and
the Sil. The influence of the Atlantic Ocean is profound, often lending wines a salty, “sea spray” character.

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