Marqués de Riscal XR
At Marqués de Riscal, there used to be "winemaker’s wines" among its Historic Reservas, such as the Reserva Medoc and the XR, which never became commercial names. In the tradition of the Bordeaux cellar masters, the master winemaker would mark some of the barrels in chalk with the letters XR due to the special characteristics found that were not present in the others.
This XR was never marketed as such, but it was always a reference point for the master winemaker. This custom lasted almost a century, spanning the harvests of 1869 to 1964.
XR pays tribute to all the master winemakers who, from Jean Pineau to today, have helped shape a significant part of the greatest history of Spanish wine at Marqués de Riscal.
