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Marqués de Riscal, Finca Montico Rueda

Marqués de Riscal, Finca Montico Rueda 2010

Spain

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£16.50
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Product details

  • Variety

    Verdejo
  • A bright straw colour with hints of green. The typical aromas of verdejo can be detected on the nose with medium intensity. Fennel, fine herbs, white flowers, pear and nectarine are all evident. The palate is fresh with a round, unctuous character and long finish. Lees ageing and good acidity allow the wine to conserve the varietal aromas leaving a fresh, aromatic and complex wine.

  • Alcohol

    13

  • When to drink

    Drink now

  • Bottle

    75

  • Style

    Rich & Complex White

Press ReviewPress

Marques de Riscal is the oldest Rioja Bodega in Spain, apeing Bordeaux as early as 1958. Riscal's latest endeavour is to produce a single-vineyard Verdejo from the Finca Montico and its poor stony terroir - perfect for this variety. This gooseberry and greengage stashed white with classy white peach fruit on the finish is in a league of it's own.

Jane MacQuittyThe Times 50 Best White Wines for Summer under £25, June 2011

Winemaking

From an old estate vineyard located in the Montico district of Rueda comes the Finca Montico. Grown on typical poor, stony, gritty-soiled terroir which is ideal for the Verdejo varietal. When the grapes reach the winery, they are cooled and gently pressed without crushing or removing stems. This type of pressing of whole clusters reduces oxidation of the must and helps keep all aromatic intensity intact. The must is run off and passed into the fermentation tanks where fermentation takes place with the presence of indigenous yeast strains. After fermentation and a first racking is complete, the wines remain in contact with its fine lees for about 4 months which are stirred once a week.


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