This time we try a 2016 Gardia Carrion Antaño Rioja Reserva from the Rioja region of Spain. This tasty wine is a blend of four grapes - Tempranillo, Grenache, Graciano, and Mazuela - and was aged for 3 years - at least one of those in a barrel.
My journey to complete my WSET level 2 and my WSET 3 certifications was populated with many tastings and bottles of fine wine. In the older posts, read about my journey in this blog that featured wines in both of the courses. My next stop on my journey was doing my own wine tours in the Okanagan for 6 years. Now I'm retired (again) and just drinking - and tasting - wine! Join me as we taste a new wine every couple of weeks!
This time we try a 2016 Gardia Carrion Antaño Rioja Reserva from the Rioja region of Spain. This tasty wine is a blend of four grapes - Tempranillo, Grenache, Graciano, and Mazuela - and was aged for 3 years - at least one of those in a barrel.
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