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Wine Description
The Story
Marqués de Riscal Reserva wines are basically made from grapes from tempranillo vines planted before de 70’s, grown in the best clay-limestone soils of the Rioja Alavesa. This variety withstands oak- and bottle ageing well thanks to its good balance of acidity and fine tannin. The Graciano and Mazuelo varieties, whose presence in the blend does not exceed 10%, provide crispness and a lively colour. Fermentation takes place at a controlled temp...
Wine Information
This year is largely and sadly dominated by obituary notices. The 21st of April: death of the American writer Mark Twain, inventor of the young hero Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. The 6th of May, Eduard VII, King of England, died. The 27th of May, the German doctor and bacteriologist, Robert Koch, who discovered the bacillus of the tuberculosis and laureate of the Nobel Prize of medicine in 1905, disappeared. The 30th of October: death of He...