Winery Finca La EmperatrizFinca La Emperatriz Cepas Viejas Viura
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Finca La Emperatriz Cepas Viejas Viura from the Winery Finca La Emperatriz
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Finca La Emperatriz Cepas Viejas Viura of Winery Finca La Emperatriz in the region of Rioja is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Finca La Emperatriz Cepas Viejas Viura of Winery Finca La Emperatriz in the region of Rioja often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Finca La Emperatriz Cepas Viejas Viura
Pairings that work perfectly with Finca La Emperatriz Cepas Viejas Viura
Original food and wine pairings with Finca La Emperatriz Cepas Viejas Viura
The Finca La Emperatriz Cepas Viejas Viura of Winery Finca La Emperatriz matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of carri of shrimps with chillies, bacon-gruyere-tomato cake or creole fish court-bouillon.
Details and technical informations about Winery Finca La Emperatriz's Finca La Emperatriz Cepas Viejas Viura.
Discover the grape variety: Ravat noir
Deeply coloured, simple fruity reds with a sustained purple colour, soft tannins and an airy palate with moderate acidity, showing aromas of black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry) and discreet herbal notes. Productive and disease resistant. Grown in small quantities in France and Canada (Quebec) for rigorous continental viticultural climates. French black hybrid obtained by Jean-François Ravat in the early 20th century, a witness to French post-phylloxera hybridisation.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Finca La Emperatriz Cepas Viejas Viura from Winery Finca La Emperatriz are 2010, 2014, 2013, 0 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Finca La Emperatriz
The Winery Finca La Emperatriz is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Rioja Alta to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rioja Alta
Western and largest sub-zone of DOCa Rioja, poor limestone soils, continental climate tempered by the Sierra Cantabria. Tempranillo is the signature red king: elegant and fresh with cherry, plum, ripe strawberry, leather, vanilla, tobacco and balsamic notes from long aging in American oak, fine tannins and lively acidity — reference for great Reserva and Gran Reserva. Juicy Garnacha, firm Mazuelo, spicy Graciano. Broad Viura white.
The wine region of Rioja
Star of great Spanish reds: signature Tempranillo, elegant and complex, with notes of ripe cherry, plum, leather, vanilla and tobacco from American oak ageing. Classification by age: fruity Joven, balanced Crianza, ample Reserva, deep, silky Gran Reserva (5 years, 2 in barrel). Some fresh Viura whites and generous rosés. Spain's first DOCa (1991), 3 sub-zones (Alta, Alavesa, Oriental), 93.
The word of the wine: Overmaturation
When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.
