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Crianza?....Marques de Caceres.
What does Crianza mean when talking about Spanish wines (specifically
in Marques de Caceres)? Is it an area, a style of wine etc? Should Marques de Caceres' "straight" Rioja be refered to as M de C Rioja or M de C Rioja Crianza? Is one specifically incorrect, or is it more a case that it should really be referred to as the one with Crianza in the title, but people just tend to drop the Crianza part for the sake of simplicity? Richard |
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Crianza?....Marques de Caceres.
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> > > (Belize) writes: > > > > >Should Marques de Caceres' "straight" Rioja be refered to as M de C > > >Rioja or M de C Rioja Crianza? Is one specifically incorrect, or is > > >it more a case that it should really be referred to as the one with > > >Crianza in the title, but people just tend to drop the Crianza part > > >for the sake of simplicity? > > > > Steve's answer has the basic answer as to what Crianza is. As to usage, I > don't > > think there's any formal rule, but if I name a Rioja from a big house > that > > makes a full-line and don't say Reserva or Gran Reserva, you can pretty > much > > bet it's a Crianza. If I saw "Marques de Caceres Rioja" in an ad, I'd be > > pretty sure it was the Crianza. > > Dale > > > > Dale Williams > > Drop "damnspam" to reply Thanks for the reply Dale. But who and what was Steve's answer? Since he obviously answers what a crianza is. Richard |
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Crianza?....Marques de Caceres. / partly hitting the bell
Well, I don't know of "partly hitting the bell" is a saying in English, but
it is in Dutch, referring to more or less knowing what it is about, but not completely. The main thing is: IF a Spanish wine is a Crianza, it MUST be labeled on the bottle. The same with Reserva and Gran Reserva. There should be a "back label" on the bottle, with the law-approved number, AND this statement (crianza, reserva, gran reserva). If it isn't there, you can almost be sure, that the wine is a young one (Joven). Mind, this applies to ALL Spanish wines, so not only to the Rioja's! As to the aging: Crianza: must have aged at least (!) 2 years of which at least (!) 6 months on oak barrels Reserva: must have aged at least (!) 3 years, of which at least (!) 1 year on oak barrels Gran Reserva: Must have aged at least (!) 5 years, of which at least (!) 2 years on oak barrels Rioja wines MUST have been bottled in the Rioja regards, Hillebrand "Steve Naïve" > wrote in message ... > (Belize) wrote in > om: > > > Thanks for the reply Dale. > > > > But who and what was Steve's answer? Since he obviously answers what > > a crianza is. > > That'll be me! > > As I wrote; > > I'm sure someone will be along shortly to give a better answer, but Rioja > (a wine-producing area of Spain, and what Marques de Caceres (mostly?) > produce) is divided into 4 main 'types' for the red, at least. The 'types' > depend on how long they are aged for, either in barrel or bottle, before > release. > > They are (from 'youngest' to 'oldest') > > Joven - the young wine of Rioja, usually with no cask aging. > Crianza aged 2 years, of which one must be in oak casks > Reserva aged 3 years, of which one must be in oak casks > Gran Reserva 2 years in cask plus 3 in bottle. > > Be careful, though - just because it's Spanish doesn't mean it's Rioja, and > other areas have different rules about what the names mean. For example, > in Valdepenas the Gran Reserva is, I think, 3.5 years - apparently due to > the reduced acidity of the wines. > > > -- > SteveN > Please remove the N from my email address to reply |
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Crianza?....Marques de Caceres. / partly hitting the bell
"H.J. van der Veen" > wrote in
: > > The main thing is: IF a Spanish wine is a Crianza, it MUST be labeled > on the bottle. The same with Reserva and Gran Reserva. There should be > a "back label" on the bottle, with the law-approved number, AND this > statement (crianza, reserva, gran reserva). If it isn't there, you can > almost be sure, that the wine is a young one (Joven). Well, as you point, it is not always that way. It is true that each D.O. (Denominación de Origen, similar to A.O.C.) has some rules for a wine to be labelled as Crianza, Reserva or Gran Reserva. But it is also true that a winery can sell a wine with a Crianza backlabel even if it could be legally released as a Reserva. While this is not usually the case, there is a bunch of wineries in Spain that are releasing their wines without aging backlabel, that means... as a young wine, when they are not. And, some of this wines are amongst the best. Best, Santiago |
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Crianza?....Marques de Caceres. / partly hitting the bell
True indeed, and exactly in the way the French do with their system of
declassifying the wines. But concerning Spain: al the mayor wineries (like Marques de Caceres) tend not to do that, so the backlabel should give you an indication. It might well be, though, that they are sending declassified wines tot the USA. And of course those wines will be good quality, but they are considered less by the winery itself. In Europe (i.e. Spain and Holland) I never encountered bottles like that. Hillebrand. "Santiago G.H." > wrote in message . 1.4... > "H.J. van der Veen" > wrote in > : > > > > The main thing is: IF a Spanish wine is a Crianza, it MUST be labeled > > on the bottle. The same with Reserva and Gran Reserva. There should be > > a "back label" on the bottle, with the law-approved number, AND this > > statement (crianza, reserva, gran reserva). If it isn't there, you can > > almost be sure, that the wine is a young one (Joven). > > Well, as you point, it is not always that way. It is true that each D.O. > (Denominación de Origen, similar to A.O.C.) has some rules for a wine to be > labelled as Crianza, Reserva or Gran Reserva. But it is also true that a > winery can sell a wine with a Crianza backlabel even if it could be legally > released as a Reserva. While this is not usually the case, there is a bunch > of wineries in Spain that are releasing their wines without aging > backlabel, that means... as a young wine, when they are not. And, some of > this wines are amongst the best. > > Best, > > Santiago |
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Crianza?....Marques de Caceres. / partly hitting the bell
In article >, "H.J. van der Veen"
> writes: > al the mayor wineries (like >Marques de Caceres) tend not to do that, so the backlabel should give you an >indication. It might well be, though, that they are sending declassified >wines tot the USA. And of course those wines will be good quality, but they >are considered less by the winery itself. In Hillebrand, I think we have a slight misunderstanding. I'm the one that posted "As to usage, I don'tthink there's any formal rule, but if I name a Rioja from a big house that makes a full-line and don't say Reserva or Gran Reserva, you can pretty much bet it's a Crianza. If I saw "Marques de Caceres Rioja" in an ad, I'd be pretty sure it was the Crianza." I'm not saying that the wine doesn't say Crianza on label. I referring to spoken Winegeek. Just as I assume if one says "97 Mondavi Cabernet" that they mean the Napa bottling, not the Private Reserve or Oakville, I assume if someone says Viticcio Chianti Classico they don't mean the CCR. So if I hear Marques de Caceres Rioja with no qualifer, I'm assuming it's the Crianza until told differently. Obviously many folks here are better critical thinkers here than I, and would not make such willy-nilly assumptions. :-) Dale Dale Williams Drop "damnspam" to reply |
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Crianza?....Marques de Caceres. / partly hitting the bell
Right. I got the meaning. Sorry about the misunderstanding.
Regards, Hillebrand. "Dale Williams" > wrote in message ... > In article >, "H.J. van der Veen" > > writes: > > > al the mayor wineries (like > >Marques de Caceres) tend not to do that, so the backlabel should give you an > >indication. It might well be, though, that they are sending declassified > >wines tot the USA. And of course those wines will be good quality, but they > >are considered less by the winery itself. In > > Hillebrand, > > I think we have a slight misunderstanding. I'm the one that posted "As to > usage, I don'tthink there's any formal rule, but if I name a Rioja from a big > house that > makes a full-line and don't say Reserva or Gran Reserva, you can pretty much > bet it's a Crianza. If I saw "Marques de Caceres Rioja" in an ad, I'd be > pretty sure it was the Crianza." > > I'm not saying that the wine doesn't say Crianza on label. I referring to > spoken Winegeek. > Just as I assume if one says "97 Mondavi Cabernet" that they mean the Napa > bottling, not the Private Reserve or Oakville, I assume if someone says > Viticcio Chianti Classico they don't mean the CCR. So if I hear Marques de > Caceres Rioja with no qualifer, I'm assuming it's the Crianza until told > differently. > Obviously many folks here are better critical thinkers here than I, and would > not make such willy-nilly assumptions. :-) > > Dale > > Dale Williams > Drop "damnspam" to reply |
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Crianza?....Marques de Caceres. / partly hitting the bell
marques de caceres is one of spain's best rioja's
all vintages whether crianza, reserva or gran reserva are excellent ! I lived in spain for several years and drank this like water.... you can't go wrong... "H.J. van der Veen" > wrote in message ... > Well, I don't know of "partly hitting the bell" is a saying in English, but > it is in Dutch, referring to more or less knowing what it is about, but not > completely. > > The main thing is: IF a Spanish wine is a Crianza, it MUST be labeled on the > bottle. The same with Reserva and Gran Reserva. There should be a "back > label" on the bottle, with the law-approved number, AND this statement > (crianza, reserva, gran reserva). If it isn't there, you can almost be sure, > that the wine is a young one (Joven). > > Mind, this applies to ALL Spanish wines, so not only to the Rioja's! > > As to the aging: > > Crianza: must have aged at least (!) 2 years of which at least (!) 6 months > on oak barrels > Reserva: must have aged at least (!) 3 years, of which at least (!) 1 year > on oak barrels > Gran Reserva: Must have aged at least (!) 5 years, of which at least (!) 2 > years on oak barrels > > Rioja wines MUST have been bottled in the Rioja > > regards, > > Hillebrand > > "Steve Naïve" > wrote in message > ... > > (Belize) wrote in > > om: > > > > > Thanks for the reply Dale. > > > > > > But who and what was Steve's answer? Since he obviously answers what > > > a crianza is. > > > > That'll be me! > > > > As I wrote; > > > > I'm sure someone will be along shortly to give a better answer, but Rioja > > (a wine-producing area of Spain, and what Marques de Caceres (mostly?) > > produce) is divided into 4 main 'types' for the red, at least. The > 'types' > > depend on how long they are aged for, either in barrel or bottle, before > > release. > > > > They are (from 'youngest' to 'oldest') > > > > Joven - the young wine of Rioja, usually with no cask aging. > > Crianza aged 2 years, of which one must be in oak casks > > Reserva aged 3 years, of which one must be in oak casks > > Gran Reserva 2 years in cask plus 3 in bottle. > > > > Be careful, though - just because it's Spanish doesn't mean it's Rioja, > and > > other areas have different rules about what the names mean. For example, > > in Valdepenas the Gran Reserva is, I think, 3.5 years - apparently due to > > the reduced acidity of the wines. > > > > > > -- > > SteveN > > Please remove the N from my email address to reply > > |
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