Marqués de Riscal Spanish Rioja Vertical

Tasting notes & discussion 53

2015 Marqués de Riscal Finca Torrea Rioja

92 Points, James Suckling

2016 Marqués de Riscal Finca Torrea Rioja

93 Points, La Guia Penin

91 Points, Decanter Magazine

Due to the holidays, orders placed between December 21st and 31st will ship the week of January 4th
Typically $50/bottle from Marqués de Riscal
Vintage 2015 and 2016 from Rioja, a Denominación de Origen Calificada
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About Marqués de Riscal
Founded in 1858 by Guillermo Hurtado de Amézaga in Elciego (Álava), Marqués de Riscal is one of the oldest wineries in Rioja. The first non-French wine to win the diploma of honor of the Bordeaux Exhibition, both the wines of Marqués de Riscal and the winery itself are literal works of art.

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TASTING NOTES:
“Black-cherry-colour, with violet hues which signify youthfulness and good evolution. Intense, concentrated aroma with dark berried fruit (plums, blackberries and blueberries) which mingle elegantly with the tertiary aromas from the oak ageing, bringing out balsamic notes of liquorice and eucalyptus, a fine base of caramel and toffee, and a spicy, mineral finish which gives the wine great aromatic complexity. On the palate it is supple and oily, with good backbone, in which the taste sensations appear at all times with great finesse and elegance. It has a very pleasant finish, long and lingering with a balsamic, spicy, mineral retronasal sensation…”

2015 - AbV 14.5%, pH 3.52, TA 3.7 g/L

2016 - AbV 14.6%, pH 3.60, TA 3.3 g/L

BARRELS:
18 months in French oak.

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PAIRS WITH (winery recommended):
Free-range chicken and poularde casserole. Sea bream or cod with tomato and red peppers, red tuna fish.

OR (really-going-with-the-theme-option):
Insurability.

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