Finca La Emperatriz Gran Vino Blanco 2018
HK$ 392.70
Viñedos Hermanos Hernáiz
Rioja
5 for immediate shipment. More, available on 11/10/2024
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The white 2018 Finca la Emperatriz Blanco is the first of two estate bottlings, looking for finesse and aging potential with complexity and freshness in the style of a grand vin from Bordeaux. It's balsamic and complex despite its youth, with incipient notes of chamomile, verbena and pollen and a round palate with a dry finish. 14,000 bottles and some larger formats produced. It was bottled in April 2020. It seems like this will qualify as a Viñedo Singular, the new single-vineyard wine category from Rioja. I had the chance to follow the 2017, which is evolving quite fast, and the 2016, which is aging more gracefully.
Features
Type of wine
Pairings
Style
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
13.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 6ºC and 8ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 12 months in oak barrels and concrete vats.
Description
It is made entirely from the Viura grape variety, resulting in a single-varietal wine with a clean aromatic bouquet and well-integrated flavours. It is a product protected under the Singular Vineyard denomination, one of the most exclusive that can be granted by the Regulating Council of the D. O. Ca. Rioja, which must comply with a rigorous quality control.
This wine is produced in the winery of the Hernáiz brothers, in the municipality of Baños de Rioja. The soils on which the vineyard is planted have a clayey and calcareous composition, with a surface layer of pebbles, which guarantees low humidity retention and better grape development.
Winemaking
The production process involves a manual harvest, with careful selection of the best fruit, maceration on the skins for 6 hours and fermentation in concrete and barrels.
As for the final ageing period, this was carried out in two ways: the first in concrete and the second in oak barrels for approximately 10 months, for a total maturation process of almost two years.
Taste
The nose is complex and clean, with fresh and clean notes. On the palate it has a fatty and persistent flavour. Long finish, with balanced acidity and good body, ideal to serve as an accompaniment to main courses!
The best choice for connoisseurs
Lovers of white wines will find in this new release from the Hernáiz Brothers a mature bouquet, which in turn translates into an attractive proposal. If you are looking for an ideal alternative to pair with grilled white meats or cheeses with a delicate flavour and creamy texture, this is your best option.
Why don't you give it a try and let us know what you think?
Shipping to Hong Kong
Estimated transit time: 3 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Complete box |
|---|---|---|
| 1-5 bottles | HK$ 130.55 | 6 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 7-11 bottles | HK$ 130.55 | 12 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 13-17 bottles | HK$ 130.55 | 18 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 19-23 bottles | HK$ 130.55 | 24 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 25-29 bottles | HK$ 130.55 | 30 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 31-35 bottles | HK$ 130.55 | 36 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 37-41 bottles | HK$ 130.55 | 42 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 43-47 bottles | HK$ 130.55 | 48 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 49-53 bottles | HK$ 130.55 | 54 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 55-59 bottles | HK$ 130.55 | 60 bottles, Free shipping! |
