Winery Marqués de RiscalRioja Reserva
Red wine
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 Reserva from the Winery Marqués de Riscal
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Rioja 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
On the nose the Rioja Reserva of Winery Marqués de Riscal in the region of Rioja often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, iron or cream and sometimes also flavors of cherry, grapefruit or oaky.
Food and wine pairings with Rioja Reserva
Pairings that work perfectly with Rioja Reserva
Original food and wine pairings with Rioja Reserva
The Rioja Reserva of Winery Marqués de Riscal matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, lamb in spicy sauce or roast veal orloff.
Details and technical informations about Winery Marqués de Riscal's Rioja Reserva.
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
The best vintages of Rioja Reserva from Winery Marqués de Riscal are 1994, 1992, 1988, 1980 and 1979.
Informations about the Winery Marqués de Riscal
The Winery Marqués de Riscal is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Merithalle
Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see internode).
