Blanco
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh seafood platters, traditional Spanish seafood paella, and light tapas such as garlic shrimp or grilled calamari.
✨ Technical Specifications
Founded in 1970 by Enrique Forner, Marqués de Cáceres played a pivotal role in modernizing Rioja's winemaking landscape. By partnering with the legendary Bordeaux enologist Émile Peynaud, Forner challenged the traditional, heavily-oaked styles of the era. The Marqués de Cáceres Blanco represents this revolutionary spirit in its purest, freshest form. Crafted primarily from Viura (Macabeo) grapes grown in the cool, clay-limestone soils of Rioja Alta, this wine eschews oak contact entirely. Instead, it is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks to preserve the grape's vibrant primary aromas of citrus, green apple, and white flowers. The Atlantic-influenced climate of the region imparts a crisp, refreshing acidity, making this wine a benchmark for modern, unoaked white Rioja.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1970 by Enrique Forner in Cenicero, Marqués de Cáceres spearheaded the modern renaissance of Rioja. Drawing on his experience revitalizing Bordeaux estates like Château Camensac, Forner enlisted legendary oenologist Émile Peynaud to introduce temperature-controlled stainless steel fermentation and French oak barriques, shifting focus toward vibrant fruit character rather than oxidation. Today directed by Enrique's daughter, Cristina Forner, the house collaborates closely with multi-generational growers across Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa, cultivating primarily Tempranillo, Garnacha, and Graciano across calcareous clay and alluvial terraces sheltered by the Sierra de Cantabria. Beyond benchmark oak-matured Rioja expressions—such as Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva, and the flagship cuvée Gaudium—the estate has strategically broadened its footprint. Its repertoire now includes crisp Verdejo and Sauvignon Blanc from Rueda, Deusa Nai Albariño from Rías Baixas, and method traditional Cava, all maintaining the firm’s hallmark of meticulous quality, freshness, and structural finesse.
🍇 Grapes
Viura (Macabeo), Malvasía, Garnacha Blanca