Superieur Blanco
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh seafood platters, grilled white fish, or traditional Spanish tapas such as garlic shrimp (gambas al ajillo).
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic Marqués de Riscal, a producer legendary for pioneering modern winemaking in Spain, this Superieur Blanco represents the vibrant potential of Castilla y León's high-altitude terroirs. In the 1970s, Marqués de Riscal, guided by the renowned French enologist Émile Peynaud, revolutionized Spanish white wine production by introducing temperature-controlled stainless steel fermentation and championing the indigenous Verdejo grape. Grown on stony, gravel-rich soils under a harsh continental climate with dramatic diurnal temperature shifts, this white wine showcases a brilliant expression of freshness and minerality. It is typically crafted primarily from Verdejo, sometimes accented with Sauvignon Blanc, resulting in a wine defined by bright citrus, stone fruit, and delicate herbaceous undertones, finished with a crisp, refreshing acidity.
🍾 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
Verdejo (min 85%), Sauvignon Blanc