Winery Virgen de LoreaAretxaga
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Aretxaga of the Winery Virgen de Lorea is in the top 70 of wines of El Pais Vasco.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Aretxaga of Winery Virgen de Lorea in the region of El Pais Vasco often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Virgen de Lorea's Aretxaga.
Discover the grape variety: Folle blanche
Very lively, tense whites with a lean palate and cutting acidity. Delicate aromas of green apple, lemon, white flowers, pear and iodine saline notes. Light, refreshing finish, best drunk young. Historic pillar of Cognac AOC before phylloxera (known as Gros Plant) and Armagnac AOC (called Picpoul or Piquepoul there); star of Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOC on Atlantic terroirs. Native French South-West variety, genetic parent of Colombard.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Aretxaga from Winery Virgen de Lorea are 1929, 2017, 2018, 2016 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Virgen de Lorea
The Winery Virgen de Lorea is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of El Pais Vasco to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of El Pais Vasco
Spanish Basque Country (Euskadi) on the Cantabrian coast near Bilbao, humid oceanic climate. Hondarrabi Zuri is the signature white for Txakoli: dry, lively and slightly sparkling with citrus, green apple, white flowers and saline iodine notes, cutting acidity and low alcohol - poured from height to release the pétillant, the pintxos companion. Hondarrabi Beltza for light reds and crisp rosés. Three DOs: Getariako, Bizkaiko and Arabako Txakolina.
The word of the wine: Nose
In tasting, this is the second phase, which consists of identifying the wine's aromas and possibly its defects.
