Ontanon Valenciso Blanco -MAGNUM

Rioja, Spain 

13% ABV 

Unctuous yet fresh; this is stunning and the fact it's their first release in magnum adds to its charms.

Tasting notes

Complex aromas combine floral characters with preserved lemon and gently smoky notes. The palate is intense and broad with nuts, stone fruit, minerality, and balancing citrus acidity on the finish. Will continue to develop in the bottle.

Food matching

A white wine that will benefit from decanting. Serve with roast chicken or pork, or fish in a delicately-flavoured sauce.

Production

Grapes are sourced from 80 year old vines on clay, stone soil in the North of the Rioja Alta area - these vineyards are of outstanding quality. Sustainable viticultural practices are followed. Fermented in stainless steel for around 24 hours until fermentation begins (using indigenous yeasts) then transferred to 225 litre Caucasian oak barrels for 9 months.