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Marqués de Riscal Finca Torrea DOC Rioja Spain 2016

$54.02

This wine has been made from Tempranillo and Graciano grapes from the old vineyards surrounding the Torrea estate, where the Marqués de Riscal winery is currently located. The soil is the classic clay limestone of Rioja Alavesa, which has historically provided the best quality wines. The grapes are picked by hand and placed in small crates; manually selected on sorting tables and are then destemmed and crushed. The must is fermented in in lowcapacity Allier-oak vats at a temperature which does not exceed 25ºC in order to preserve to the maximum all the character of the fruit. Extraction is achieved through gentle pumping over and a short period of skin-maceration so as to maintain the finesse, elegance and freshness necessary to produce a wine which is pleasant and persistent on the palate. After undergoing malolactic fermentation the wine remains in French Allier oak casks for 18 months followed by a short period of ageing in bottle before its release for sale.

 

Different in style to the wines that Marqués de Riscal have traditionally produced, this wine is more modern in character, with more impact of fruit and fewer balsamic properties, a shorter ageing time in barrel, and in French oak, and a shorter period of bottle ageing.

 

On the palate it still has the Riscal style, perhaps with more structure, but still fresh, elegant and easy to drink. There is a very limited extraction of phenolics during fermentation in order to maintain the wine’s finesse. With regard to the dates of the harvest, all efforts are made to avoid too much delay so as to preserve sufficient levels of acidity to give freshness to the wines and improve their evolution in the bottle.

More Information
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Country Spain
Color Red
Type Medium Bodied
Grape Varieties Tempranillo
Producer Marqués de Riscal
Region Rioja
Item Size 750ml
Serving Temperature 16 - 18
Food Pairing Cheese, Cold Cuts, Red Meat with Sauce, Grilled Poultry
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