Honorio Rubio Villar
Macerado Edicion Limitada Rioja Viura
La Rioja, Spain
Skin contact Viura. A bit like a slimmed down Lopez. Quite smooth & enough of an oxidized palate, yellow fruit rind & pith,,& medium acidity to keep up w our Basque b day meal for friend.
Skin contact Viura. A bit like a slimmed down Lopez. Quite smooth & enough of an oxidized palate, yellow fruit rind & pith,,& medium acidity to keep up w our Basque b day meal for friend.
Feb 5th, 2023
This was really interesting. Floral. On skins for a year is what I think I heard. But light in color.
This was really interesting. Floral. On skins for a year is what I think I heard. But light in color.
May 23rd, 2018
Salty, nutty, roasted orange, roasted golden fruits, completely different from your average white Rioja! 100% Viura
Salty, nutty, roasted orange, roasted golden fruits, completely different from your average white Rioja! 100% Viura
Sep 5th, 2016
N:Melon flesh, burnt sugar, cotton candy, river stones/bleached. Something very elemental, almost like clay. apples.
P: Bright but not overtly acidic, gentle tannins, mouth puckering, burnt sugar, white/yellow flowers. VERY Interesting.
100% Viura on the skins for a year, maybe?
Opened the bottle, slo-ox about an hour. As this warms and oxidizes, you just want to stick your nose in the glass and leave it there.
Delicious , iconoclastic.
N:Melon flesh, burnt sugar, cotton candy, river stones/bleached. Something very elemental, almost like clay. apples.
P: Bright but not overtly acidic, gentle tannins, mouth puckering, burnt sugar, white/yellow flowers. VERY Interesting.
100% Viura on the skins for a year, maybe?
Opened the bottle, slo-ox about an hour. As this warms and oxidizes, you just want to stick your nose in the glass and leave it there.
Delicious , iconoclastic.
100% Viura, 6 months skin contact.
Absolutely LOVE this wine!!
Viura fans only please, find it, drink it, love it, buy a lil more & stash it. Waxed. Specialz.
If I had another bottled, and chilled.... it would be a special night.
For me, this wine is possibly equated to a Burg-hounds iodine marinated fossilized crustacean shell infused Kimmeridgian fruit forward Chablis (love my Burgundy Blanc’s too)... or something.
More Vintages, Please!
Paired with hickory smoked Salmon.
Note-wise, Ill say it has great fruit, golden, iron-like note, along with a ?peppercorn skin essence? (Essence mixed peppercorn, olfactory, not bitten into), hint of apricot... texture changes with temp (more tannic and rough when cold, smooth round fruit when warmer). Pure enjoyment. Possible almond shell note with age.
Does not state exactly, the length of skin contact. Harvest - bottling on. March 2, 2019. Approx 5-6months (Sept-March). 13% ABV
100% Viura, 6 months skin contact.
Absolutely LOVE this wine!!
Viura fans only please, find it, drink it, love it, buy a lil more & stash it. Waxed. Specialz.
If I had another bottled, and chilled.... it would be a special night.
For me, this wine is possibly equated to a Burg-hounds iodine marinated fossilized crustacean shell infused Kimmeridgian fruit forward Chablis (love my Burgundy Blanc’s too)... or something.
More Vintages, Please!
Paired with hickory smoked Salmon.
Note-wise, Ill say it has great fruit, golden, iron-like note, along with a ?peppercorn skin essence? (Essence mixed peppercorn, olfactory, not bitten into), hint of apricot... texture changes with temp (more tannic and rough when cold, smooth round fruit when warmer). Pure enjoyment. Possible almond shell note with age.
Does not state exactly, the length of skin contact. Harvest - bottling on. March 2, 2019. Approx 5-6months (Sept-March). 13% ABV
well......that didn’t last very long. touch of oloroso in evening and a little kumquat and brûlée on the morning after - divine with eggs scrambled in evo.
well......that didn’t last very long. touch of oloroso in evening and a little kumquat and brûlée on the morning after - divine with eggs scrambled in evo.
Aug 8th, 2020Not exactly my thing but very interesting floral with chamomile and apricot aromas. The skin contact makes it a very interesting and unique viura.
Not exactly my thing but very interesting floral with chamomile and apricot aromas. The skin contact makes it a very interesting and unique viura.
May 3rd, 2020Key lime pie, cinnamon, eucalyptus, with candied orange on the palate, pretty long finish. Really enjoyed this wine.
Key lime pie, cinnamon, eucalyptus, with candied orange on the palate, pretty long finish. Really enjoyed this wine.
Dec 9th, 2018