GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Marqués de Riscal
Region: Eltziego, Rioja Alavesa, Spain
Appellation: Rioja D.O.Ca
Type: Dry red wine, non-sparkling
Vintage: 2016
Date of Tasting: April 2023
Type of viticulture: conventional
Grapes used: 90% Tempranillo + 8% Graciano + 2% others
Vintage Blend: 100% grapes from 2016
Winemaking details: minimum 80 years old vines, hand-harvested, grapes were table-sorted
Aging: 30 months in French-oak barrels + 30 months in bottle
Sugar level: low
Sulphites: contains Sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Ruby
- Intensity = Deep
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium+
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = Black cherry, blackberry, vanilla, toasted wood, leather, black pepper, balsamic notes
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = Medium+ (round and well integrated)
- Alcohol = High (15%)
- Body = Medium+
- Flavour Intensity = Medium+
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = Black cherry, blackberry, vanilla, toasted wood, leather, black pepper, balsamic notes
- Other =
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Very Very Good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 12°C for up to 12-15 years
- Will gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 65 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = very good
- Comparison with same price competition = good
- Suitability for Diabetics = suitable
- Service Temperature = around 16°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = veal, lamb, sausage, ham, mature cheeses, red meat, roasted meat, beef fajitas, barbacoa, carnitas, chorizo
- Comments = I really like the finish of this wine is particularly interesting, it is velvety, long and nuanced. It is a beautiful and elegant Rioja that still shows a lot of aging potential.
- Final Grade = A-
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
