Winery Marqués de Riscal - Rioja Gran Reserva

Winery Marqués de RiscalRioja Gran Reserva

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Rioja Gran Reserva of Winery Marqués de Riscal is a red wine from the region of Rioja.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Tempranillo.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Rioja Gran Reserva from the Winery Marqués de Riscal

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Rioja Gran Reserva of Winery Marqués de Riscal in the region of Rioja is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, cinnamon

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with floral taste

violet, perfume

Wine with vegetal taste

rhubarb, green bell pepper

On the nose the Rioja Gran Reserva of Winery Marqués de Riscal in the region of Rioja often reveals types of flavors of cream, nutty or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of microbio, earth or non oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Marqués de Riscal's Rioja Gran Reserva.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Rioja Gran Reserva - 2015
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Rioja Gran Reserva - 2014
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Rioja Gran Reserva - 2013
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Rioja Gran Reserva - 2012
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Rioja Gran Reserva - 2011
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Rioja Gran Reserva - 2010
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Rioja Gran Reserva - 2009
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Rioja Gran Reserva from Winery Marqués de Riscal are 2015, 1982, 1996, 1998 and 2006.

Informations about the Winery Marqués de Riscal

The winery offers 33 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Marqués de Riscal is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rioja
In the top 600 of of Spain wines
In the top 150 of of Rioja wines
In the top 7500 of red wines
In the top 10000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Gourmet

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