Marqués de Riscal Gran Reserva Rioja DOCa - Marqués de Riscal

Marqués de Riscal Gran Reserva Rioja DOCa - Marqués de RiscalThe Marqués de Riscal Gran Reserva Rioja from La Rioja presents a dense ruby color in the glass. Held at a slight angle, a transition of color toward garnet red is evident at the edges of this barrel-aged wine. If given some air by swirling, this red wine reveals a high density and fullness, which is evident in strong church windows at the edge of the glass. To the nose, this Marqués de Riscal red wine presents all manner of black currants, blackberries, mulberries and blueberries. As if that wasn't already impressive, black tea, oriental spices and gingerbread spice join in due to the aging in small wooden barrels. On the palate, the Marqués de Riscal Gran Reserva Rioja opens wonderfully aromatic, fruit-driven and balanced. Full of pressure and multilayered, this dense red wine presents itself on the palate. The fruit acid of the Marqués de Riscal Gran Reserva Rioja is pleasantly rounded and makes this wine wonderfully smooth. The finale of this good aging red wine from the wine-growing region of La Rioja, more precisely from the Rioja DOCa, finally impresses with considerable reverberation. Vinification of the Marqués de Riscal Marqués de Riscal Gran Reserva Rioja The starting point for the first-class and wonderfully powerful cuvée Marqués de Riscal Gran Reserva Rioja from Marqués de Riscal are Cariñena, Graciano and Tempranillo grapes. After the hand harvest, the grapes arrive swiftly at the winery. Here they are selected and carefully broken up. Then fermentation takes place in small wood at controlled temperatures. After the end of fermentation, the Marqués de Riscal Gran Reserva Rioja is aged for several months in French oak barrels. The aging in wooden barrels is followed by extensive aging in the bottle, which makes this red wine even more complex. Food recommendation for Marqués de Riscal Marqués de Riscal Gran Reserva Rioja This red wine from Spain is best enjoyed tempered at 15 - 18°C. It goes perfectly as an accompanying wine to