Marqués de Cáceres Verdejo 2024 appeals to all palates because it’s an interesting reflection of the freshness and fruitiness of the star grape variety of the D.O. Rueda. It comes with the guarantees of Marqués de Cáceres, a classic Rioja winery that’s also present in this white wine region.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Verdejo
Type of bottle
Bordeaux
Capacity (cl)
75
Alcohol content (% vol.)
13
General Information
Marqués de Cáceres is one of the best-known Rioja wineries both in Spain and abroad. Since the past decade it’s also been making wine in the D.O. Rueda, where Marqués de Cáceres Verdejo 2024 comes from. Its quality is based on its exceptional vines that grow on estates in Serrada (102 hectares) and La Seca (23 hectares), villages with a long tradition and reputation for quality in the D.O. Rueda. Here it carefully cultivates vines with moderate yields using modern techniques that respect the environment.
The estates have poor, gravelly and sandy soils and the grapes were harvested at night, when the temperature was cooler. The Verdejo grapes were then cooled before being lightly pressed in an inert atmosphere, without oxygen. Fermentation took place at controlled temperatures of between 15 and 17º C. Various protocols were used with different yeasts for each area to extract their full potential. The wine was then matured on the fine lees and carefully refined before stabilisation and bottling.
With a 53-year track record, Marqués de Cáceres is one of the best-known Rioja wineries both in Spain and abroad. Although not one of the century-old firms, it has carved out a name for itself among the major Rioja brands, and has an exceptional international reputation. Marqués de Cáceres has also expanded into the white wine region par excellence: Rueda. Here it boasts magnificent vineyards planted with the Verdejo, Sauvignon Blanc and Viura grape varieties.
Marqués de Cáceres Verdejo 2024 is a white that’s ideal with steak tartare or seafood spaghetti with prawns and clams.
Creators' opinion
Elegant, subtle nose that exudes the fragrance of white fruit and fine citrussy notes. Good attack and fullness on the palate, lively fruity flavours reveal balance and freshness, and a subtle touch of grapefruit gives it pleasant length. It fully represents the elegance and complexity we were looking for.
The winery
The origins of Marqués de Cáceres date back to the late 1960s, when the Valencian Enrique Forner decided to apply in Rioja the winemaking knowledge he had acquired in Bordeaux during his time at Château Camensac. To carry out his project, Forner sought the advice of the renowned oenologist Émile Peynaud.
The first measure taken by the Valencian was to convince the local grape growers from whom he purchased grapes that he only wanted healthy and ripe fruit. He then built a winery equipped with the most modern technology and revolutionized Rioja's winemaking tradition by implementing shorter aging periods than usual, using French oak barrels. Enrique Forner passed away in 2011, but today it is his daughter Cristina who, accompanied by a select group of professionals, keeps one of Spain's most prestigious Rioja wineries at the top.
In 2014, Marqués de Cáceres expanded its operations to the D.O. Rueda, acquiring 125 hectares of vineyards in La Seca and Serrada, planted with the verdejo and sauvignon blanc varieties. They also built a winery there. In 2019, they extended their reach to the D.O. Ribera del Duero, where they own the Finca La Capilla winery.