Type | Red wine |
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Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Alcohol contenti | 15.0% |
Spec sheet
What does this wine taste like?
View | Picota cherry red / Violet glints / Brick-red rim |
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Bouquet | Complex / Balsamic notes / Ageing notes / Fruit aromas |
Mouth | Harmonious / Elegant / Tannic / Persistent / Spicy notes |
Drinking and storing
18ºC
Food pairing
Peppercorn steak / Partridge / Dishes with truffles
Ratings and awards
2015 | 95 PN | 94 SK | ||
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2014 | 95 PN | 94 SK | ||
2012 | 17 JR | 95 PN | ||
2011 | 94 PN | 92 SK | ||
2007 | 17.5 JR | |||
2006 | 91 PK | 93 PN |
PK: ParkerJR: Jancis
robinsonPN: PeñínSK: Suckling
Wine critics reviewsReviews by Suckling and Jancis Robinson
Customer reviews
Winemaking
Ageing period | 32 months |
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Type of wood | French oak |
Vineyards
Vine age | 80 years |
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Climate | Continental with Atlantic influence |
The winery
Marqués de Riscal, Herederos
Marqués de Riscal's history began in 1858 when its founder, Camilo Hurtado de Amézaga, started to apply in Elciego wine-making techniques employed in Bordeaux. Jean Pineau, the master winemaker at Château Lanessan in the Haut Medoc, gave his professional advice to the then sixth Marquis of Riscal regarding the production of wines following the French system, therefore abandoning the rough and rather unrefined style of Rioja wine and thus establishing La Rioja's first modern...