Type | Red wine |
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Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Alcohol contenti | 15.0% |
Spec sheet
The wine
What does this wine taste like?
View | Dark Picota cherry / Dense |
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Bouquet | Higly aromatic / Ripe fruit / Spices / Creamy notes / Mint notes |
Mouth | Full-bodied / Complex / Warm / Fine tannins / Long finish |
Drinking and storing
16ºC
Food pairing
Hare / Game stews / Pheasant
Ratings and awards
2011 | 92 PK | 94 PN |
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PK: ParkerPN: Peñín
Customer reviews
The winery
Marqués de Riscal, Herederos
Marqués de Riscal's history began in 1858 when its founder, Camilo Hurtado de Amézaga, started to apply in Elciego wine-making techniques employed in Bordeaux. Jean Pineau, the master winemaker at Château Lanessan in the Haut Medoc, gave his professional advice to the then sixth Marquis of Riscal regarding the production of wines following the French system, therefore abandoning the rough and rather unrefined style of Rioja wine and thus establishing La Rioja's first modern...