Winery Castillo de BorgiaViura - Chardonnay
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The Viura - Chardonnay of the Winery Castillo de Borgia is in the top 0 of wines of Campo de Borja.
Details and technical informations about Winery Castillo de Borgia's Viura - Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Savagnin
Savagnin is a white grape variety originating from the Austrian Tyrol. It arrived in Franche Comté and quickly became the flagship variety of the Jura. Cousin of the gewurztraminer, it gives small white bunches. Its berries have a thick skin which resists well to grey rot and to diseases in general. Savagnin thrives on marl soils and is a very aromatic grape variety. It is used in the elaboration of yellow wine, the AOC Château-Châlon is the most representative. This grape variety also produces vin de paille which is a sweet wine for which the ripe grapes are dried on a bed of straw for at least 6 weeks before being pressed. The best known AOC straw wines are: Arbois, Côtes-du-Jura and Etoile. Savagnin is also used to make Macvin du Jura, a liqueur wine, and to make Crémants du Jura.White wines made from Savagnin have great aging potential. They have a powerful and complex aroma with notes of walnut, almonds, hazelnuts, flowers, honey and green apple.
Informations about the Winery Castillo de Borgia
The Winery Castillo de Borgia is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Campo de Borja to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Campo de Borja
The wine region of Campo de Borja is located in the region of Aragon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alto Moncayo or the Domaine Alto Moncayo produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Campo de Borja are Tempranillo, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Campo de Borja often reveals types of flavors of cherry, allspice or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, tobacco leaf or dried herbs.
The wine region of Aragon
Aragon is one of Spain's 17 autonomous communities. Located in the North of the country, it stretches from the imposing Pyrenees mountains in the South to the vast Central Iberian plateau. To the east of Aragon Lies Catalonia, while La Rioja, Castilla y Leon and Navarra are its neighbours to the west. Aragon encompasses the eastward flowing Ebro River and its vast valley, the river being one of the largest and most important in Spain.
The word of the wine: Clarity
The state of translucency of a wine. A clear wine is not cloudy (which is a defect).
