Reserva
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic roasted lamb, grilled ribeye steak, and aged Manchego cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Marqués de Riscal is a titan of Rioja's winemaking history, founded in 1858 by Guillermo Hurtado de Amézaga, who brought revolutionary Bordeaux techniques to the region. This Reserva is iconic, instantly recognizable by its signature gold wire mesh—originally introduced by the Marqués to prevent counterfeiters from refilling empty bottles with inferior wine. Crafted primarily from Tempranillo grown in the clay-limestone soils of Rioja Alavesa, and blended with small portions of Graciano and Mazuelo, the wine undergoes traditional aging in American oak barrels for approximately two years, followed by further refinement in the bottle. The result is a classic Rioja style, balancing ripe dark fruit, balsamic notes, toasted oak, and smooth, elegant tannins.
🍾 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