Bodegas Luis Cañas

Rioja Blanco Viura-Malvasia

8.667 ratings
8.811 pro ratings
La Rioja Alavesa, La Rioja, Spain
Viura, Malvasia
Cake & Cream
Top Notes For
Katherine Bordelon

Court of Master Sommelier Guild member

9.1

Wine nerd alert! 🍷

Rias Baxias region of northwest Spain 🇪🇸The Galician climate receives moisture from the Atlantic 🌊 and is mostly sticky, warm and rainy with rain ☔️ most days during the year. The humid, salt air is what this viticultural environment is all about. The mostly white wines made here are highly acidic, with notes of tart, green apple 🍏 and white flowers. Most wines are aged in stainless steel and some see new, French oak but only for a few months. Then they are aged in the bottle. You can cellar them for up to 5-6 years.

The Albariño grape is the most expensive and most difficult to produce in all of Spain.
#albariño #spain #galicia

Wine nerd alert! 🍷

Rias Baxias region of northwest Spain 🇪🇸The Galician climate receives moisture from the Atlantic 🌊 and is mostly sticky, warm and rainy with rain ☔️ most days during the year. The humid, salt air is what this viticultural environment is all about. The mostly white wines made here are highly acidic, with notes of tart, green apple 🍏 and white flowers. Most wines are aged in stainless steel and some see new, French oak but only for a few months. Then they are aged in the bottle. You can cellar them for up to 5-6 years.

The Albariño grape is the most expensive and most difficult to produce in all of Spain.
#albariño #spain #galicia

Jul 4th, 2018
Tobin Trevarthen

Had this with a seafood dinner. Matched really well. Acid complimented the octopus and hake.

Had this with a seafood dinner. Matched really well. Acid complimented the octopus and hake.

Mar 16th, 2018
Tobin Trevarthen

A nice refreshing white. Opened up with minerals, apple, pear and Crenshaw melon.

A nice refreshing white. Opened up with minerals, apple, pear and Crenshaw melon.

Mar 13th, 2018
Meredith Deaton

Light with mineral flavors. Great pairing with a rich and fatty piece of pork.

Light with mineral flavors. Great pairing with a rich and fatty piece of pork.

1 person found it helpfulDec 29th, 2014
Barry Wiss, CWE, CSS

Great white Rioja. Little more crisp acidity than normal but nice balance.

Great white Rioja. Little more crisp acidity than normal but nice balance.

1 person found it helpfulSep 1st, 2014
Erica Stroh

Bright, acidic...fun blanco.

Bright, acidic...fun blanco.

Jun 27th, 2014
Michael Kotrady

Very pretty white Rioja

Very pretty white Rioja

Jun 18th, 2014
Anthony Pro

A geologist must have made this wine.

A bit of acid. A bit of bark. A bit of fruit.

A lot of orata.

A geologist must have made this wine.

A bit of acid. A bit of bark. A bit of fruit.

A lot of orata.

Feb 27th, 2018
Mark S.

Golden color with a bit green. A bit grassy aroma, but taste doesn't include rough taste much. Acidity is not so strong, smooth, like SV at first. But later on aroma changes a lot. Citrus flavor, into sharp. Minerally. Taste of this wine is really depending on serving temperature. @448, vinos - moto, 171226-180115

Golden color with a bit green. A bit grassy aroma, but taste doesn't include rough taste much. Acidity is not so strong, smooth, like SV at first. But later on aroma changes a lot. Citrus flavor, into sharp. Minerally. Taste of this wine is really depending on serving temperature. @448, vinos - moto, 171226-180115

Dec 26th, 2017
Mirza Ajanovic

Delicious Rioja!

Delicious Rioja!

Sep 26th, 2017