£32.99
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Abel Mendoza Rioja DOCa Viura 2021
£32.99
- Abel Mendoza is a purist at work way up in the high altitude of Rioja Alavesa.
- 100% Viura and showing its full expression with notes of aniseed, lemon rind and dried grass.
- An absolute classic with cheese in whatever style it comes!
- ABV: 14.0%
- Vintage: 2021
- Size: 75cl
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Grape Type:
Macabeo / Viura -
Rioja
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Wine Category:
White -
Wine Style:
Aromatic Whites -
At Its Best:
Now - End 2032 -
Winemaker:
Abel Mendoza
Other classifications
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Suitable
for Vegetarians -
Suitable
for Vegans
Find out more about Abel Mendoza Rioja DOCa Viura 2021
Find out more about Abel Mendoza Rioja DOCa Viura 2021
The Wine The Wine
Spain
Region:Rioja
Abel Mendoza is first and foremost a farmer. He tends his vines in a very labour-intensive way to give them the care and attention they need to develop grapes that express precisely where they're from - Rioja Alavesa - the high-altitude, high-end part of Rioja. The vines are old too so the grapes are few and far between but packed full of flavour. This is a serious wine but you should at least try it once to see what all Rioja Blancos aspire to be.
The Winemaker The Winemaker
Abel Mendoza
Modest and passionate about his vineyards, Abel Mendoza and his wife Maite Fernández have been making understated wines in San Vicente de la Sonsierra (which is situated towards the border of Rioja Alta and Alavesa) since 1988. Each plot is cared for independently and harvested entirely by hand. The grapes planted are all indigenous including Malvasia, Viura, Tempranillo, Graciano and Garnacha Blanco. His wines could be described as modern in style as he only uses French oak and ages the wines for shorter periods than is traditional in Rioja. This is so he can express the fruit and the soil - he does not want to stamp the wines with any particular style or mark of his own other than his respect for the very natural quality of the grapes and for the magical places that they were grown.
"This is a big and serious wine but with amazing purity, elegance and length. Viura in lesser wine can be quite neutral but this is anything but. I love the aniseed character that comes through with Abel's Viura." - Alex Davies, Wine Buyer.
£32.99
