Faustino I Gran Reserva 2001
-
Tasting
Panel - Decanter
-
Wine
Enthusiast
Product Details
Your Rating
Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
Excellent with roasted lamb, duck, pork, and beef. A great accompaniment to ham croquettes, hard cheeses, and sautéed vegetables.
Professional Ratings
-
Tasting Panel
(85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano, 5% Mazuelo) Deep ruby color; mushroom and rich, ripe and intense plum, black cherry and spice, tobacco, leather. Great acidity, crushed flowers, super long finish.
-
Decanter
Deliciously decadent, with extraordinary vitality on the palate and a long, unique finish. A jewel at this price. I have this wine full marks - it was perfect. I cannot think of any other wine, in this price range, that provides so much complexity, elegance, style, classicism and length.
-
Wine Enthusiast
Rusty and mature looking, this is woodsy, dry and rooty on the nose, with whiffs of tree bark and tobacco running alongside cherry and berry notes. It’s mature, with flavors of stewed plum, herbs and spice that are straight from the textbook, while the finish is dry, earthy and showing core acidity.
Other Vintages
2011-
James
Suckling
-
James
Suckling -
Wine
Enthusiast -
Wine &
Spirits -
Wilfred
Wong - Decanter
-
Wine
Enthusiast -
Wilfred
Wong -
James
Suckling
-
Tasting
Panel -
Wine &
Spirits -
Wine
Enthusiast -
James
Suckling - Decanter
-
Wine
Spectator -
Wine
Enthusiast -
Wilfred
Wong
-
James
Suckling -
Wine
Enthusiast -
Wine
Spectator -
Wilfred
Wong
-
Wine
Enthusiast -
Wine &
Spirits
-
Wine
Enthusiast -
Wilfred
Wong
In the mid 1800s, Eleuterio Martinez Arzok took his first steps toward establishing himself as a producer and merchant of wines from the Rioja region of Spain. He started out by selling his wines in the Rioja and Basque regions, direct from the barrel. Much has changed since then and the winery he founded has since become known as one of the premier fine wine producers of the Rioja region.
In the late 1950s, his similarly adventurous descendant, Julio Faustino Martinez, launched the family-owned label in both national and international markets. Today, Bodegas Faustino is Rioja's largest exporter of Gran Reserva wines. The winner of numerous awards and gold medals in international competitions and tastings, Bodegas Faustino is a proud custodian of the Rioja region's growing international reputation as a source of truly world-class fine wines.
With 1600 acres of its own vineyards, Faustino is self-sufficient in producing its Reserva and Gran Reserva wines. The vineyards are located in the upper part of Rioja Alavesa at an altitude of between 1500 and 1800 feet. The climate is cool, influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, and the vines thrive in the chalky soil. The state-of-the-art Faustino winery has a stock of 45,000 barriques, 80% of which are American oak. The winery maintains a permanent stock of 9 million bottles of Reserva and Gran Reserva wines.