Marques de Riscal 150th Aniversario Gran Reserva, Rioja DOCa, Spain 2017

Marqués de Riscal 150 Aniversario Gran Reserva is a wine which is only made in excellent vintages, originally created to mark the bodega’s 150th anniversary, as well as the history and winemaking traditions of the Rioja Alavesa.

In order to make the wine the mainly tempranillo grapes are harvested from some of the region’s oldest vineyard plots, with a minimum age of 80 years. These are generally venerable, low yielding vines which produce some of the most concentrated and flavoursome fruit of the harvest.  

This wine combines modernity and tradition, offering complexity and freshness, power and flexibility; it is undoubtedly the most genuine expression of the Rioja Alavesa.

TASTING NOTES

Marqués de Riscal 150 Aniversario 2017 is a wine with a very deep, dark cherry colour. It has a complex, toasted, balsamic aroma with spicy notes of black pepper and cinnamon. Rich and full on the palate, with good structure, and great concentration of tannins, round, with a long, silky-smooth finish.

Tempranillo 80% Cabernet Sauvignon 20%