Variety: 70% Viura, 27% White Garnacha, 3% Malvasia

Winery: Bodegas Ramón Ayala Lete e Hijos
Region: Rioja

Tasting
View: Straw yellow with gray edges. Clean and bright.

Nose: Marked minerality, frank and very varietal. Fine and elegant fruit aromas, well assembled with the subtle aromas of toast.

Mouth: Velvety, fresh and vitality. Complex and delicate .. intense aftertaste that leaves memories of that fruitiness, with hints of white flowers and vanilla. 

Vineyard
Vineyards of the Ayala family in the place of Briñas, located in the foothills of the Sierra de Cantabria or Sonsierra. 

Applying a viticulture respectful and minimal interference with nature. Briñas, Haro y Labastida: Selection of vineyards over 50 years old.

Production
Traditional vinification. After a strictly manual harvest, the clusters are cold maceration in tanks for 5 hours. Then pressed to extract all the juice and proceeded to undergo static clearing. 

Alcoholic fermentation in new American oak of 225 liters was performed. The fermentation lasted 25 days at a controlled temperature of 14-16º C. The wine aged for 4 month in contact with its fine lees to extract maximum mannoproteins, making continuous batonages (racking). 

Manual harvested bunches selected, first week of October.