Rosado
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Traditional Spanish paella, grilled Mediterranean seafood, and light charcuterie boards.
✨ Technical Specifications
Herederos del Marqués de Riscal, established in 1858, stands as a pioneering beacon of Rioja's winemaking revolution, famously introducing French production techniques to the region. Their Rosado represents a vibrant, contemporary expression of this historic estate's craftsmanship. Crafted primarily from Tempranillo and Garnacha grapes grown on the clay-limestone soils of Rioja Alavesa, this rosé is produced using the traditional 'sangrado' (bleeding) method. After a brief cold maceration to extract delicate pale pink hues and fresh primary aromas, the must is fermented in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures to preserve its bright fruit character. The result is a wine that bridges the estate's storied past with a fresh, lively, and elegant modern profile, bursting with notes of wild strawberries, raspberries, and white flowers.
🍾 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