Winery OntañonVetiver Viura Rioja
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 Vetiver Viura Rioja from the Winery Ontañon
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vetiver Viura Rioja of Winery Ontañon in the region of Rioja is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vetiver Viura Rioja of Winery Ontañon in the region of Rioja often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Vetiver Viura Rioja
Pairings that work perfectly with Vetiver Viura Rioja
Original food and wine pairings with Vetiver Viura Rioja
The Vetiver Viura Rioja of Winery Ontañon matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of flying with the wind of the seas, beetroot chips or sliced marinated swordfish cooked a la plancha.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ontañon's Vetiver Viura Rioja.
Discover the grape variety: Oeillade blanche
It is said to originate from the south of France, most certainly from Provence. Today, it is practically no longer multiplied, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of vine varieties, list A1. - Synonyms: oeillade blanche, aragnan or araignan blanc, grosse clairette, papadoux, milhaud blanc in the Tarn. Note that many grape varieties have picardan as a synonym. The one described here has nothing in common with cinsaut and it is not the white form of oeillade noire (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here !).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vetiver Viura Rioja from Winery Ontañon are 2017, 2011, 2009, 2014 and 2010.
Informations about the Winery Ontañon
The Winery Ontañon is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 76 wines for sale in the of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Destemming
Action consisting in separating the grapes from the stalk before vinification. The stalk, the woody part of the bunch, may give the wine an unpleasant vegetal character.
