Frank Gehry Selection
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-roasted milk-fed lamb, grilled prime ribeye steak, and aged Manchego cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted to commemorate the opening of the avant-garde hotel designed by legendary architect Frank Gehry at the Marqués de Riscal estate in Elciego, this ultra-premium Rioja is a masterpiece of modern winemaking rooted in deep tradition. Sourced from extremely low-yielding, hand-harvested Tempranillo and Graciano vines averaging over 80 years of age in the Rioja Alavesa sub-region, the wine undergoes rigorous selection. It is aged in new French oak casks, fusing the classic balsamic, dark-fruit, and mineral complexity of Rioja's clay-limestone soils with a contemporary structure, refined tannins, and extraordinary depth.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1858 by Camilo Hurtado de Amézaga, Herederos del Marqués de Riscal pioneered modern viticulture in Spain by importing Bordeaux vinification techniques and oak barrel maturation to Rioja Alavesa. Situated in Elciego, the estate capitalizes on high-altitude vineyards framed by the Sierra de Cantabria, planted on chalky clay-limestone soils under a moderating Atlantic-continental microclimate. In the 1970s, Riscal drove the revival of Rueda, introducing Sauvignon Blanc and rejuvenating indigenous Verdejo. Across both denominaciones, the producer champions sustainable, regenerative viticulture, with all estate vineyards in Rueda certified organic and Rioja holdings transitioning swiftly. Winemaking balances classical European elegance with precision: the Reserva and Gran Reserva bottlings deliver supple Tempranillo infused with Graciano and refined via American oak, while the cuvée Barón de Chirel embodies concentrated, old-vine terroir mastery. Crowned by Frank Gehry's architectural masterpiece, Marqués de Riscal remains a global benchmark uniting 19th-century cellar heritage with contemporary oenology.
🍇 Grapes
Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo