• Marqués de Riscal 2014 Tempranillo Reserva Rioja, Spain
  • Marqués de Riscal 2014 Tempranillo Reserva Rioja, Spain
2014 Tempranillo Reserva

Marqués de Riscal

Rioja, Spain

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About This Wine

Marqués de Riscal

Tempranillo Reserva

Marqués de Riscal Reserva is one of the most famous wines in Spain for its history, for its consistency of quality, and for the outstanding literary references that it has featured over the years. Highly versatile and a faithful representative of a Rioja wine, Marqués de Riscal Reserva has been enjoyed by generations of wine lovers around the world and praised by personalities of art and culture, including Ernest Hemingway, Salvador Dalí, and Frederick Forsyth. Famous for its bottle wrapped in a metal mesh, today it is present in more than 100 countries, considered a benchmark for red Rioja wines. This wine represents the dreams of previous generations of Marqués de Riscal.

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Marqués de Riscal 2014 Tempranillo Reserva Rioja, Spain

Wine Region

Rioja

If you want to understand Spain, pour yourself a glass of Rioja. This historic northern region produces some of the country's most famous wines, typically mature, savory reds that go majestically with roast lamb. Rioja's vineyards trace the flow of the Ebro River through a valley protected by the nearby Cantabrian Mountains. Tempranillo, Garnacha and Graciano are the key red grapes, with Viura leading the white grapes. There are three main classifications of red wines: Gran Reserva (aged for five years, at least two in barrel), Reserva (aged for three years, one in barrel), and Crianza (aged for two years, one in barrel). Other wines can be young and unoaked—an increasingly popular style that shows off Rioja's modern face.

Flavor Profile

Pairs well with… Charcuterie, Roast Beef, Lentil Soup

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Tasting Notes

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Balsamic and spicy aroma of great complexity, with notes of ripe black fruits and lightly toasted. Good structure, it is tasty, dense with round and elegant tannins. The finish is long and fresh, with a slight memory of oak.