Tasting Note

Rioja Blanco, like many of the Old World’s most traditional white wines, is not ideal as a cocktail and one that seems to exist for food. When you add foods--fish, shellfish, even grilled fowl--the wine blossoms and displays its lemon, pear, and melon notes, along with a touch of dried pineapple. Drink in the next few years.

Wine Description

The Viura and Malvasia grapes were harvested from estate-owned vineyards in Rioja Alta. Tempranillo Blanco, a native variety that is exclusive to the DOCa Rioja and available only in very small quantities, was grown in Rioja Baja. Each variety was vinified separately in stainless steel tanks to preserve the integrity of the fruit. The wine is aged on the yeast lees for four months before it is blended and bottled.

About the Winery

Dinastía Vivanco, consisting of a museum, educational center, and modern winery, is the culmination of the one of the most ambitious wine projects Spain—and perhaps the world—has ever seen. This triumvirate of wine resources was built according to the vision of passionate collector and wine merchant Pedro Vivanco, one of Spain’s first enologists and a third-generation Vivanco in the wine business (Pedro's grandfather was a “cosechero,” who began selling wine door-to-door in 1915).

Visit their website: http://www.dinastiavivanco.com