Aba de Marques de Riscal
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled lamb chops, classic Spanish tapas such as patatas bravas and jamón Ibérico, or hearty roasted vegetable stews.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the legendary Marqués de Riscal, a historic estate founded in 1858 that pioneered modern winemaking in Rioja by introducing Bordeaux techniques, 'Aba' represents a contemporary and highly approachable expression of Spanish red wine. While Marqués de Riscal is world-renowned for its historic cellars in Elciego and its avant-garde winery designed by Frank Gehry, Aba showcases a vibrant, fruit-forward side of their portfolio. Typically crafted primarily from Tempranillo, this red wine benefits from the region's clay-limestone soils and a climate influenced by both Atlantic and Mediterranean breezes. It undergoes careful fermentation in stainless steel to preserve its bright berry aromatics, followed by brief aging in fine oak barrels to impart subtle notes of vanilla and spice without overwhelming its fresh, youthful character.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1858 by Camilo Hurtado de Amézaga, Marqués de Riscal is one of the oldest and most pioneering wineries in Spain's Rioja region, situated in the historic town of Elciego. The estate revolutionized Spanish viticulture by introducing Bordeaux-style vinification and barrel aging techniques, earning worldwide acclaim as the first non-French wine to win the Diploma of Honor at the Exhibition of Bordeaux in 1895. In addition to its legendary, structured Rioja Reserva and Gran Reserva Tempranillo expressions, the bodega expanded into Castilla y León in the 1970s, playing an instrumental role in establishing the Rueda appellation with benchmark Verdejo and Sauvignon Blanc wines. Today, Marqués de Riscal seamlessly fuses classical winemaking mastery with avant-garde innovation, epitomized by its iconic Frank Gehry-designed winery complex.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo