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
Founded in 1970 by Enrique Forner in Cenicero within the Rioja Alta subregion, Marqués de Cáceres revolutionized Spanish winemaking by uniting centuries-old Riojan heritage with modern Bordeaux techniques guided by legendary enologist Émile Peynaud. Today directed by Enrique's daughter Cristina Forner, the family-run estate continues its commitment to terroir-driven viticulture and elegant French oak aging, expanding beyond Rioja into prestigious regions like Rías Baixas and Rueda. The bodega is internationally celebrated for its impeccably balanced Crianza, Reserva, and Gran Reserva cuvées, modern prestige bottlings such as Gaudium and MC, as well as nuanced barrel-fermented whites like Antea.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Viura (Macabeo), Malvasía, Garnacha Blanca