Winery OntañonViura
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Viura 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.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ontañon's Viura.
Discover the grape variety: Optima
Intraspecific crossing between sylvaner x riesling (perhaps rieslaner) and müller-thurgau obtained in 1930 by Peter Morio (1887-1960) and Bernhard Husfeld (1900-1970) at the Siebeldingen Research Institute (Palatinate) in Germany. It can be found in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, Hungary, England, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, ... very little known in France. Note that Optima is the mother of the Orion grape variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Viura from Winery Ontañon are 2014, 0, 2017, 2016
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
Rioja, in northern Spain, is best known for its berry-flavored, barrel-aged red wines made from Tempranillo and Garnacha. It is probably the leading wine region in Spain. It is certainly the most famous, rivaling only Jerez. The Vineyards follow the course of the Ebro for a hundred kilometres between the towns of Haro and Alfaro.
The word of the wine: Saignée (rosé de)
Rosé wine made from a vat of black grapes after a short maceration period.
