Marqués de Riscal Limousin 2008

One of the finest wines of Rueda, in which the union of the Verdejo and the wood is more elegant and seductive.
The year 2008 was marked by the abundant rain and a low average temperature. Due to the frosts in May the harvest shrank by 35%. These low temperatures delayed germination and maturation, and therefore, delayed the harvest in several weeks.
It is made of Verdejo from old vines (aged of more than 40 years) planted on terraces, high on the banks of the River Duero. After a careful selection in the vineyard and the manual harvest, the grapes are pressed entire and with the stems. After a light clarification, the wine is fermented in French oak barrels from Allier, 45% of which are new and the rest of second and third year. The wine rests in the same barrels for 6-7 months.
Elegant, deep, well-bodied and very tasty wine. A pleasure!

Not very intense nice and bright golden yellow with green reflections. Clean wine with glyceric tears.

Very elegant and complex aromas. The typical notes of slightly green fresh citrus and white fruit are released in perfect balance with the notes of wood, the intense aromas of vanilla and toasted touches on a light grassy background.

Wine with a very good, wide and bulky attack and a silky and creamy, fresh and very tasty mid palate. The fresh notes of fruit appear along with hints of nuts and notes provided during the ageing and by the fine lees. Excellent acidity. It is a perfectly balanced and harmonious wine with a long and persistant finish that leaves spicy sensations.

Marqués de Riscal Limousin 2007.