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APELLATION OF
ORIGIN:
D.O.C Rioja, Spain
VARIETALS:
100% Viura
ELABORATION:
In September,after 24 hours of maceration within a stainless
steel tank at a temperature less than 18º,this concentration of
grape juice is then drained through to another tank where the
alcoholic fermentation begins.It is then trasfered to oak
barrels where a very slow fermentation takes due to the effect
produced by the new wooden barrel.
Once the sugars reactions have ceased,the wine rest with the
suspended impurities,those of wich are removed on a weekly
bases,( this process is called “batonage”).
After three or four months of being lef to settle,the wine is
then drained and filtred again of all suspended impurities and
clarified ready for bottling.
TASTING THE WINE:
A straw yellowish colour with a golden glint.
A fresh fruits aroma and frangance characteristic from
fermentation.
One is reminded of sparkling wines like cava.
In mouth one is presented at first by an acid sour like
freshness followed by a smooth acidulous taste, with a vanilla
like coconut hint adhered by the wooden barrels.
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