Marqués de Riscal Limousin 2024
White wine from Rueda. Varietal old-vines Verdejo aged for 6 months on lees in French oak barrels and concrete eggs.
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Marqués de Riscal Limousin 2024
The wine Marqués de Riscal Limousin is bodega Marqués de Riscal's take on the Verdejo wines from DO Rueda. And a rather sophisticated one at that.
This varietal Spanish white wine - labelled as Gran Vino de Rueda - was sourced from 50+ year old Verdejo vineyards located in La Seca and Rueda, and from centenary vineyards situated in other areas of the Segovia province.
The grapes were harvested by hand. Once in the cellar, they were pressed whole bunch to preserve the color and aromas of the variety, and also to protect the wine must from oxidation.
After gently clarifying the wine must, this white wine from Rueda was fermented in 600-litre French oak barrels.
The white wine Marqués de Riscal Limousin 2024 was aged in the barrels and in concrete eggs for 8 months, with weekly stirrings of the lees during the first 3 months.
Pair this white wine fermented in oak with loster rice, white meat dishes and soft cheese.
| Appearance | The white wine Marqués de Riscal Limousin is medium straw with some grey tinges. |
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| Nose | With a medium-high aromatic intensity, this old-vines Verdejo combines a precise varietal character - white fruit, bitter herbs, fennel, hay - with a smart oak ageing that highlights its qualities, adding some delicate notes of toast, white truffle, vanilla and spice. |
| Palate | This varietal Gran Vino de Rueda of bodega Marqués de Riscal is well-defined, gently unctuous and nicely textured. Poised and ffresh, with notes of lime, green coffee, spice, milk jam and wild herbs. Long, elegante finish. |
| Our personal opinion | The white wine Marqués de Riscal Limousin 2024 is the most Burgundian of all Verdejos from Rueda. |
| OTHER VINTAGES | Marqués de Riscal Limousin 2022: Enterwine 92. Peñín 92. Mundus Vini 2023 - Gold. Marqués de Riscal Limousin 2020: Enterwine 93. Marqués de Riscal Limousin 2019: Enterwine 93. Guía Peñín 93. J.Suckling 92. Marqués de Riscal Limousin 2018: Enterwine 93. Guía Peñín 92. Marqués de Riscal Limousin 2012: Enterwine 92. Peñín 92. |
| Year | 2024 |
| Type | White |
| D.O. | Rueda |
| Bottle size | 75 cl |
| Percentage of Alcohol | 13.7 |
| Serving tempurature | 9-11ºC |
| Does this wine follow the guidelines of biodynamic Farming? | No |
| Organic | No |
| Is this product free of sulfites? | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Ageing | Fermented in Barrel |
| Type of ageing | Months in distinct containers |
| Number of months aged in Barrels | 8 |
| Enterwine's Score | 92 |
| Mono-Varietal | Verdejo |
| Pairings | Cooked foods, Cured cheeses, Grilled vegitables, Poultry, Rice with fish, Risotto, Roasted foods, Roasted red meats, Roasted turkey, semi-curred cheese, Smoked foods, Stews, Vegetables, White meat with gravy |
| Taste | Complex and Elegant, Tasty with barrel notes |
| Occasion | A special occasion, Business dinner, Dinner with friends, Romantic Dinner |
