Nota de cata
View: Straw yellow with fine, constant, slowly rising bubbles forming strings on the surface.
Noise: Varietal aromas of banana and pineapple in harmony with notes of biscuit and sliced bread
Mouth: Structured, with good balance. Light and fine bubbles that give a fresh and pleasant character.
Noise: Varietal aromas of banana and pineapple in harmony with notes of biscuit and sliced bread
Mouth: Structured, with good balance. Light and fine bubbles that give a fresh and pleasant character.
Viñedos
Vineyards located in Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa with calcareous clay and sandy loam soil.
Briñas and Haro: planting density of 1,20 x 2,70 m.
Pruning type: Baso and Cordon Royal.
Labastida: planting density of 1.2 x 2,70 m. Pruning type: Baso .
Yields of 4500 kg/ha.
Briñas and Haro: planting density of 1,20 x 2,70 m.
Pruning type: Baso and Cordon Royal.
Labastida: planting density of 1.2 x 2,70 m. Pruning type: Baso .
Yields of 4500 kg/ha.
Vineyards owned by the Ayala Family in the Briñas area, Located at the foot of the Sierra de Cantabria or Sonsierra Riojana. Respectful viticulture with minimal intervention..
Briñas, Haro and Labastida: Selection of vineyards over 30 years old
Yields of 4500 kg/ha
Vendimia
Manual only, last week of September.
Elaboración
Traditional Champenoise Method. After careful harvesting of the grape bunches, they are destemmed and placed in tanks where a cold pre-fermentation maceration takes place for 5 hours. The must is then pressed and clarified. Alcoholic fermentation was carried out in 1000-liter tanks. Fermentation lasted 25 days at a controlled temperature of 14-16ºC. The wine remained in contact with its fine lees for 5 months to extract the maximum amount of mannoproteins, with continuous bâtonnage (lees stirring). This base white wine was bottled for a second fermentation in centuries-old stone cellars. There, it remained on its lees for 24 months. Finally, it was disgorged by hand.
Crianza
Bottled in March. Aged on lees for 24 months. Hand-disgorged.
Variedad
Viura 70%, Garnacha Blanca 25% and Malvasia 5%