XR by Marqués de Riscal
Times Change, authentic remains
Times Change, authentic remains
2020 vintage
2020 vintage
Mundus Vini 2025
SILVER
Guía Peñín 2025
94 points
2019 VINTAGE
2019 VINTAGE
Concurso de Vinos Real Casino de Madrid
Great Gold Medal
James Suckling 2023
95 points
Mundus Vini Spring Tasting 2024
GOLD
Wine Enthusiast 2024
93 points
Guía Gourmets 2024
95 points
Guía Vivir el Vino 2024
94 points
Guía Peñín 2024
94 points
Guía Proensa 2025
94 points
Guía ABC 2024
93 points
Variety used
Tempranillo / Graciano
Harmony
This wine goes well with beans and pulses, poultry, lamb chops, sweetbreads, stews, roasts,
grilled meat.
Best served at
Between 16º and 18ºC.
Contains sulphites
At Marqués de Riscal, there used to be “winemaker’s wines” among its Historic Reservas, like the Reserva Medoc and the XR, which never became commercial names. In the tradition of the Bordeaux cellar masters, the master winemaker marked some of the barrels in chalk with the letters XR as a consequence of having found special characteristics which were not present in others. This XR was never marketed as such but was always a reference point for the master winemaker. This custom lasted almost a century, between the harvests of 1869 and 1964.
XR pays tribute to all the master winemakers who, from Jean Pineau to today, have helped to forge a part of the greatest history of Spanish wine in Marqués de Riscal.
