Marques De Riscal, Tapias - Rioja 2019

Marques De Riscal, Tapias - Rioja 2019

Marqués de Riscal, one of the oldest wineries in Rioja

Marqués de Riscal was founded in Elciego (Álava) in 1858 by Guillermo Hurtado de Amézaga. As early as 1858 it became the first winery in Rioja to produce wines according to Bordeaux methods. In 2006, it inaugurated the City of Wine, with a hotel designed by the architect Frank O. Gehry, which is the most avant-garde work carried out to date by a Spanish winery. In 2021 Marqués de Riscal has been named the second-best vineyard in the world and first in Europe in the World's Best Vineyards 2021 competition.

Las Tapias is a 15-hectare vineyard plot which ranks among the best of Marqués de Riscal’s vines. It is situated in Elciego. It dates from 1968 and was planted in the traditional way by planting rooted cuttings and grafting them in the vineyard with grafts from an old vine plant of unique quality. From this singular vineyard a selected area of 2.85 hectares has been set aside from the rest of the plot for the production of Tapias 2019.

Production for this first vintage : 3000 bts 

The vintage
One important characteristic of this vineyard is how slowly full ripeness is reached, the moment at which the characteristic flavours of this plot appear. 2019 vintage is characterised by having a low pH and high acidity, which is positive for ageing and for the subsequent evolution of the wines in the bottle.

Tasting notes
Very expressive aromas on the nose with notes of liquorice, cinnamon and black pepper, with just a subtle hint of the long cask-ageing, thanks to its great complexity and ripe, concentrated fruit. Fresh and easy to drink on the palate, good backbone and lovely, polished tannins. The long, persistent finish leaves gentle balsamic reminders of the finest quality.