Ontanon Rioja Natura 3430560001556

Ontanon Rioja Natura 3430560001556From the Prez Cuevas family in Rioja Oriental, this wine is produced with no added sulphites, but maintains all the quality and character of Ontan Rioja wines. Intense aromas of bramble, fig and plum fruit. There are also herbal, spicy, coffee and balsamic notes. The palate is complex, with notes of ripe blueberry and blackcurrant balanced by savoury, meaty characters, supple tannins and an appealing mineral character. Bright acidity leads to a long

and plenty of people were sceptical when Nicolas started planting Malbec at ever higher altitudes in the Andes

dry and elegant

where the typicity of the soil is ideal to produce the most perfumed of fruits

Prior to bottling each bottle or magnum is rinsed with neutral spirit

Lovely and warm

96 Points | Huon Hooke

and lingering fresh mandarin

Serve chilled at 8-10°C

lime and pink grapefruit characters along with green apple and a dash of fresh herbs

not necessarily to be repeated but purely to express some individual urge – an itch scratched

prosecco and soda water

completing what is a beautifully crafted Cos d’Estournel with a long future ahead