Enologist: Javier Martínez de Salinas

D.O.C. Rioja

Grapes: 100% Graciano

Ageing: Maceration continued for a little over three weeks, with various rack and return operations “délestage” and pumping over from time to time.- After racking off, the wine was aged in new oak casks made from fine-grained wood from central France and medium-grain Missouri oak.-

Importers Tasting Notes: In appearance the wine has a lively, very intense cherry colour. There are iodine-purple hues in the fine top layer.

This grape can be identified in the characteristic balsamic aromas of mint or aniseed, accompanied by ripe fruit and hints of flower blossom. The aroma wheel is completed with toffee and coffee nuances coming through.

 On the palate it is outstanding in its richness, well-supported by the clear acidity which with time becomes well-integrated.

 This wine is long in its sensations and in its evolution over the next three or four years.

Additional Information

Bodegas Ondarre, founded in 1986, belongs to the Bodegas Olarra Group, one of the most famous names in the Denominación de Origen Calificada Rioja, but with wines with a character of their own.

Bodegas Ondarre is located in Viana, a historic town 8 kilometres from Logroño (La Rioja), rich in tradition, still preserving traces of its medieval fortress. Its name comes from a hundred-year old country house, the property of the founders of the wine cellar.

Production is solely composed of Reservas, Cask-fermented Whites and Cava sparkling wines, with a limited number of bottles. Wines of fine quality which Bodegas Ondarre want to consolidate among the most exceptional palates. Production is solely composed of Reservas, Cask-fermented Whites and Cava sparkling wines, with a limited number of bottles. Wines of fine quality which Bodegas Ondarre want to consolidate among the most exceptional palates.

Bodegas Ondarre have the most advanced vinification technology. Ageing is in new American- or French-oak casks. The bodega has made special efforts to renew its stock of barrels so as to obtain this marked character in its wines which is giving them so much prestige.

Bodegas Ondarre are doing their utmost to consolidate their position in the market for truly fine wines.