Villota
Blanco 2020
$44.95
- Country: Spain
- Region: Rioja D.O.
- Varietal: Viura
- Alc/vol: 14.0%
- Sweetness: Dry
- Cellaring Potential: Drink now, or hold until 2030
- Format: 6 bottles per case
Pale gold in colour, this Viura expresses aromas of pineapple, lemon zest, wild flowers, vanilla and nutmeg on the nose. It spends 6 months in French oak aging on lees which creates a rich and creamy mouthfeel. Bursting with flavours of candied pineapple, apricot, peach and hazelnut, there is also a hint of anise and underlying minerality that keeps the palate refreshing. Full bodied, this wine can be paired with roasted chicken or pork, cured Spanish ham, herbaceous soups or rice dishes like paella made with saffron.
Highly rated by several reputable wine critics from around the world, this is a wine that is made in the vineyard.
Through constant observation of the vineyards, with strict selection of only the best grapes and without the use of herbicides, fourth generation owner-winemaker, Carmen Pérez Villota, is able to create a harmonious white wine that is an honest reflection of the all the different micro-environments existing on their estate. Villota Blanco is a rich, creamy white wine that’s been hand harvested from 45+ year old Viura vines, trained in bush formation. Fermented in small stainless steel tanks, then aged for 6 months in French oak barrels where the wine is in contact with the lees, batonnage occured weekly.
92 points James Suckling: “A nutty, full-bodied white with notes of salted almonds, baked apples, brown butter, praline and cloves.
Buttery and tasty, with bright acidity too. Just the right amount of oak opulence.”
| Colour | White |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Rioja |
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