The Winery Marqués de Riscal of Rioja

Winery Marqués de Riscal
The winery offers 38 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 35 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Marqués de Riscal is one of the world's great estates. It offers 38 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Marqués de Riscal wines

Looking for the best Winery Marqués de Riscal wines in Rioja among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Marqués de Riscal wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Marqués de Riscal wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Marqués de Riscal

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Marqués de Riscal

How Winery Marqués de Riscal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of alsatian bäckeoffe, languedoc-roussillon lamb en papillote and its tajine with... or veal cutlets with cream sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Marqués de Riscal

On the nose the red wine of Winery Marqués de Riscal. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, orange peel or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Marqués de Riscal. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Marqués de Riscal

  • 1979With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1992With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1964With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1975With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1988With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 1980With an average score of 4.28/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Marqués de Riscal.

  • Tempranillo
  • Graciano
  • Mazuelo

Discovering the wine region of Rioja

Rioja, in northern Spain, is best known for its berry-flavored, barrel-aged red wines made from Tempranillo and Garnacha. It is probably the leading wine region in Spain. It is certainly the most famous, rivaling only Jerez. The Vineyards follow the course of the Ebro for a hundred kilometres between the towns of Haro and Alfaro.

Besides Tempranillo and Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo (Carignan) are also used in Rioja's red wines. Some wineries, notably Marqués de Riscal, use small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon. White grapes are planted much less. In 2017, the vineyard area was recorded at 64,215 hectares (158,679 acres).

The top white wines of Winery Marqués de Riscal

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Marqués de Riscal

How Winery Marqués de Riscal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of tagliatelle with carbonara, brasucade of mussels from languedoc or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Marqués de Riscal

On the nose the white wine of Winery Marqués de Riscal. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, lime zest or oak and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, microbio or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Marqués de Riscal. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Marqués de Riscal

  • 2004With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 1991With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2001With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.81/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Marqués de Riscal.

  • Verdejo
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Hondarrabi Zuri

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top sweet wines of Winery Marqués de Riscal

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Marqués de Riscal

How Winery Marqués de Riscal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, merguez - courgettes gratin (leftover barbecue) or pasta "carbonara" à la française.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Marqués de Riscal.

  • Tempranillo

The word of the wine: Sparkling

Equivalent to effervescent, this term is used among others to designate the "natural sparkling wines" produced in the Montlouis appellation.

The top pink wines of Winery Marqués de Riscal

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Marqués de Riscal

How Winery Marqués de Riscal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, merguez with lentils or currywurst.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Marqués de Riscal

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Marqués de Riscal. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Marqués de Riscal

  • 2002With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Marqués de Riscal.

  • Tempranillo
  • Garnacha
  • Tinta de toro

Discover the grape variety: Tinta de toro

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Discover the grape variety: Verdejo

An ancient grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time, mainly in the Rueda region of northwestern Spain. D.N.A. tests show that it is the result of a natural cross between Savagnin and Castellana Blanco. It should not be confused with the Verdelho, which is very well known in Portugal, and the Verdelho Branco, which is almost more widespread. The Verdejo is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can also be found in the United States (Virginia, California, etc.), Australia, Portugal, etc., but is practically unknown in France.

News about Winery Marqués de Riscal and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Sparkling

Equivalent to effervescent, this term is used among others to designate the "natural sparkling wines" produced in the Montlouis appellation.

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