Marqués de Riscal, Limousin Reserva 2008

Spain

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Winemaking

A wine made from carefully selected Verdejo grapes from goblet-pruned old vines, located in the best gravelly soil of the highest terraces of the Duero river. This highly adaptable grape, with good acidity, allows optimum fermentation and ageing on the lees in French-oak casks. The grapes are harvested by hand into 15 kg boxes and then the whole grape is pressed without removing the stems. In this way the oxidation of the must is reduced to a minimum and all the aromas, colour and fresh characteristics of the variety are preserved. After some slight clarification of the must, fermentation takes place in French Allier oak barriques, followed by ageing in contact with the lees which can last for 6 to 7 months. Cask ageing: months, 50% new casks and 50% used for two wines.