Country: Spain Region: RiojaVarietal: Tempranillo / GarnachaVintage: 2016 Colour: Red Style: DryProducer: Marques De RiscalDescription: To make their Gran Reserva wine, Marqués de Riscal use grapes from old vines over 80 years old, from their own estate vineyards or bought in from regular local growers.The wine destined for making the Gran Reserva is set aside after the final coupages and passes into French oak barrels where it will spend between two and a half and three years, followed by another three years in bottle before its release Tasting Note: Intense black-cherry colour with violet hues. On the nose it expresses its complex, balsamic, aromatic intensity, in perfect balance with the fruit and the lightly toasted aromas which recall fine oak. On the palate it is smooth and full, in harmony with the fruit, with good concentrated tannins, round and with a long finish. Food Matches: This wine pairs well with ham, mature cheese, red meat, all kinds of roasts and game casseroles.