Marques de Riscal Sauvignon Blanc Rueda DO

This Sauvignon Blanc has an aroma displaying hints of fine herbs and ripe fruit as well as citrus, pineapple and grapefruit. Pale yellow in colour with greenish highlights it is both fresh and balanced in the mouth, with underlying mineral character leading to a general sensation of harmony through to the persistent finish. The French Sauvignon Blanc variety used by Marques de Riscal to make this monovarietal wine comes from the Loire Valley. It was introduced into the Rueda region by the Marques de Riscal wineries in 1974. Today it is one of the varieties authorised by the Rueda Designation of Origin due to its high degree of adaptability to its Spanish environment, and to its capacity to produce highly aromatic, well balanced and superior quality white wines. (12 x 75 cl)

This dry but slightly fuller style is due to the 85% local Verdejo and the 15% Viura grapes used. The wine undergoes no oak ageing, having been fermented in temperature-controlled |stainless-steel vats following a period of skin contact.

Marques de Riscal Rueda Blanco Verdejo Superior from Spain, Castilla y Leon, Rueda by Marques de Riscal

A cool fermentation over 20 to 30 days ensures retention of all the fruit aromas and flavours of the grapes. Stainless steel is used throughout, with no maturation in wood, as the aim is to produce wine with vibrant and fresh fruity qualities. The colour is a pale, lemony-white with bright highlights. The wine is fresh and fragrant with an attractive floral bouquet. The taste is dry, with crisp mouth-filling flavours and a long, clean finish. (6 x 75 cl)

It offers fragrant aromas of slightly honeyed fruit and spicy oak. On the palate there is good weight of fruit, with crisp acidity giving length and definition on the finish (6 x 75 cl)

Marques de Riscal, pioneer in the production of top quality wines in Rioja and Rueda has set out on a new venture to make a highly expressive red wine outside the Rioja D.O. As a result this wine has been created taking advantage of total liberty in the vinification process but using only the grapes from the most select plots of Tempranillo. The Tempranillo variety produces highly aromatic wines with a full body and colour that are well structured, fresh and intense. Here, great care is taken from the vineyard to the winery as only ripe Tempranillo grapes which have received plenty of sunshine are accepted. Collected in boxes with a maximum capacity of 18 kilos so as to avoid the berries getting broken or crushed, attention to detail is very important and after 6 months ageing in American Oak this rich cherry-red coloured wine is ready to drink. Displaying high aromatic intensity, with aromas of ripe, black fruit and fine smoky nuances there is also underlying toast. In the mouth, it is warm, meaty, powerful with a presence of smooth tannins. It has moderate acidity, with a long, pleasant finish in which the perception of oak is more defined. (6 x 75 cl)

This top Rioja producer has undertaken this new project, unbound by the D.O. regulations of Rioja, to produce a full-bodied, aromatic 100% old-vine Tempranillo wine which is ready to drink on release. Fermented in stainless steel tanks, the wine spends five months in oak, and displays powerful aromas of raspberry and cherry, followed by integrated, smoky oak with firmly structured tannins and abundant fruit on a persistent finish. (6 x 75 cl)

Marques de Riscal from Spain by Marques de Riscal Fine Wine (12 x 75cl)

Grapes from the younger Tempranillo vines (6 x 75 cl)