Marqués de Riscal XR 2019

In Marqués de Riscal there were cellar wines within its Historical Reserve such as Reserva Medoc and XR without becoming commercial names. In the style of Bordeaux foremen, the winemaker wrote the word XR in chalk on the barrels in which he found some special characteristics that he could not find in others. These wines were never commercialized, but they were always a reference for the cellar master. This custom lasted for almost a century, between the harvests of 1869 and 1964.

XR by Marqués de Riscal is a tribute to all the cellar masters who, from Jean Pineau until now, have contributed to forging part of the best history of Spanish wine in Marqués de Riscal.

Wine very covered, with an intense cherry color and almost no signs of evolution. On the nose it is very expressive with notes of licorice, cinnamon and black pepper, where the long aging in wood is barely noticeable, thanks to its great complexity and concentration of ripe fruit. In the mouth it is fresh, with very pleasant polished tannins, with good structure, but easy to drink. The finish is long and leaves slight balsamic memories of excellent quality.