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Historical tasting at Marqués de Riscal (1862 - 2012) by Markus del Monego MW

 "A travel through time" was the subtitle of this "once in a lifetime tasting" at the Marqués de Riscal winery, starting with 1862, the first vintage bottled in Rioja. A tasting with priceless wines and a very emotional approach. The wines from the 19th century showed very young and fresh, almost a hundred years younger than they showed on the labe. Alreaday the f...

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History

Marqués de Riscal is one of the oldest Rioja wineries. Founded in Elciego (Álava) in 1858 by Guillermo Hurtado de Amézaga, from the outset it has been a point of reference in the winemaking business at both national and international level.

 

La Catedral

1858 

Creation of the Marqués de Riscal winery, the birth of a dream

1883 

The original cellar was extended. This part is...

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Vineyards

The grapes used to make Marqués de Riscal wines are grown in 1,500 ha. spread between Elciego and neighbouring villages such as Leza, Laguardia or Villabuena.The poor soils, from the different terraces over the river Ebro, are of the chalky clay kind. This sub zone of the Rioja Alavesa has traditionally been best known for producing wines with good ageing potential, thanks to the high acidity and good tannin structure of the musts obtained.

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