Winery Viña RomanaHeredad del Viejo Imperio Homenaje Selección
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Viña Romana's Heredad del Viejo Imperio Homenaje Selección.
Discover the grape variety: Roublot
Simple dry whites with a pale golden robe, a supple palate with moderate acidity, and understated aromas of citrus and white flowers. Discreet rustic profile. Nearly extinct, preserved in INRAE varietal collections for its heritage value, it bears witness to the pre-phylloxera ampelographic diversity of the South-West and is among the heritage grape varieties being studied. Rare French white grape, once cultivated in the South-West.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Heredad del Viejo Imperio Homenaje Selección from Winery Viña Romana are 2009, 0, 2010
Informations about the Winery Viña Romana
The Winery Viña Romana is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Arribes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Arribes
Recent DO (2007) of Castile and León along the Duero at the Portuguese border, vineyards on steep riverbanks (the "arribes"), pre-phylloxera old vines. Juan García is the signature red (a native, ~40% of the vineyard, brilliant purple berries): aromatic with red fruits, blackberry, violet, garrigue and a schisty mineral note, supple tannins and medium acidity. Fine Rufete, Tempranillo and Garnacha as complements.
The wine region of Castille-et-Léon
Cradle of great Castilian reds on high-altitude plateaus (450-1000 m) of the Duero. Tempranillo king (Tinto Fino, Tinta de Toro): powerful, structured reds with notes of black cherry, blackberry, plum, leather and spices, firm tannins and length worthy of long ageing. Stars: Ribera del Duero (Vega Sicilia, Pingus), fleshy Toro, Bierzo (fresh mineral Mencía). Lively herbaceous Verdejo whites from Rueda, cut grass and citrus.
The word of the wine: Maceration
Prolonged contact and exchange between the juice and the grape solids, especially the skin. Not to be confused with the time of fermentation, which follows maceration. The juice becomes loaded with colouring matter and tannins, and acquires aromas. For a rosé, the maceration is short so that the colour does not "rise" too much. For white wines too, a "pellicular maceration" can be practised, which allows the wine to acquire more fat.
