Fresh and clean, this red shows dark flavors of black cherry, chocolate and smoke, with a food-friendly balance of light tannin and crisp acidity. Drink now through 2008. 87 poinrs Wine Specator
Marqués de Riscal has long been renowned as one of the leading producers of Rioja wines, and certainly, the region’s oldest. Since its inception in 1858, the winery’s focus on innovation and tradition has ensured continual improvement in wine quality and brought about many revolutionary changes in the Spanish wine industry.
Today, Marqués de Riscal encompasses three estates in Rioja, Rueda and Castilla y León, covering more than 4,611 acres of vineyards. While best known for its Reserva and Gran Reserva Riojas, the two original properties in Rioja also produce grapes that yield Barón de Chirel — a new style "Super Rioja.
