Winery Marqués de RiscalCaserío Upaingoa Getariako Txakolina
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Marqués de Riscal's Caserío Upaingoa Getariako Txakolina.
Discover the grape variety: Ondenc
Ondenc is a white grape variety from the southwest of France, particularly present in the vineyards of Bergerac, Duras, Montravel and Gaillac, and is very sensitive to disease, but vigorous and fertile. Pruned short, this variety resists very well to the autan wind. ondenc gives dry or sweet white wines of a beautiful finesse. To gain in complexity, alcohol content and aromatic expression, it is often blended with other white grape varieties. When distilled, it is also the source of high quality perfumed eaux de vie. It is often used in the composition of AOC Côtes-de-Bergerac, Bordeaux, Côtes-de-Duras, Gaillac, etc. Ondenc accounts for less than 10 hectares in France, but is very present in Australia.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Caserío Upaingoa Getariako Txakolina from Winery Marqués de Riscal are 2018, 2019
Informations about the Winery Marqués de Riscal
The Winery Marqués de Riscal is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Getariako Txakolina to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Getariako Txakolina
The wine region of Getariako Txakolina is located in the region of El Pais Vasco of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ameztoi or the Domaine Ulacia produce mainly wines white, pink and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Getariako Txakolina are Chardonnay, Gros Manseng and Petit Courbu, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Getariako Txakolina often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, spices or straw and sometimes also flavors of gooseberry, lychee or yeast.
The wine region of El Pais Vasco
El Pais Vasco (officially La Comunidad Autonoma del País Vasco) is a fiercely independent region on the northern coast of Spain, near the Pyrenees and the border with France. In Basque, the region is called Euskadi, but to most English speakers it is referred to as the Basque Country. The Cantabrian Mountains form its western boundary, while the famous wine region of La RiojaLies to the South. Despite this, the region is not Particularly well known for its wine, although a group of determined producers have Long fought for recognition.
The word of the wine: AOC
Appellation d'origine contrôlée. The most prestigious category of French wines created in the 1930s on the basis of quality criteria defined by a geographical delimitation, a chosen grape variety and precise production rules.
