Marqués de Riscal - Reserva XR 2020 (750ml)

Deep ruby in the glass, this wine has a nose of blackberry, black cherry, milk chocolate and clove. There is a nice balance of spice and fruit on the palate, with flavors of black currant, pomegranate, clove, licorice and dark chocolate. Sturdy tannins dissipate into a lengthy finish. An homage to the cellar masters which built the prestige of bodega Marqués de Riscal since its foundation in the mid-nineteenth century, Marqués de Riscal XR Reserva is made essentially from Tempranillo, complemented with a 5% of Graciano. The letters XR mean "Extra Reserva". In the past, every time the master cellar found that a particular barrel had a distinctive quality, he would write the letters XR on the head of it. Although the XR wines were never released onto the market, they set the quality standard for the vintage. Started in 1869, the practice of identifying the XR barrels went on for almost a century. Traditionally vinified, this Spanish red wine was macerated for 12 days and fermented under