Deobriga White

Winery: Bodegas Ramón Ayala Lete e Hijos
Region: Rioja

White Wine

Variety: 90% Macabeo and 10% White Garnacha

Vineyard
Vineyards of the Ayala family in the place of Briñas, located in the foothills of the Sierra de Cantabria or Sonsierra. 

Applying a viticulture respectful and minimal interference with nature. Briñas, Haro y Labastida: Selection of vineyards over 50 years old.

Production
Traditional vinification. After a strictly manual harvest, the clusters are cold maceration in tanks for 5 hours. Then pressed to extract all the juice and proceeded to undergo static clearing. 

Alcoholic fermentation in new American oak of 225 liters was performed. The fermentation lasted 25 days at a controlled temperature of 14-16º C. The wine aged for 4 month in contact with its fine lees to extract maximum mannoproteins, making continuous batonages (racking). 

Manual harvested bunches selected, first week of October.

Tasting
View: Straw yellow with gray edges. Clean and bright.

Nose: Marked minerality, frank and very varietal. Fine and elegant fruit aromas, well assembled with the subtle aromas of toast.

Mouth: Velvety, fresh and vitality. Complex and delicate .. intense aftertaste that leaves memories of that fruitiness, with hints of white flowers and vanilla.