100% Tempranillo Blanco on a chalky, clay soil. Six months on the lees in French oak barrels. Expressive and complex aromas of tropical fruit and white flowers with a delicate herbaceousness. Full-bodied, rich attack that evolves into fresh citrus flavours. The wine has a beautiful, silky structure. Good with pâtés, tapas, lobster, fish bakes.
Specifications
Grapes
["Tempranillo Blanco"]
Serving temperature
10 - 12°C
Drink until
2027
About the bodega
Bodega Rioja Vega
Bodegas Rioja Vega was established in 1882 by Don Felipe Ugalde. This was the time when French winemasters were fleeing over the Pyrenees to escape Phylloxera. They found a climate and soil in Rioja where they new they...