Casa La Rad Blanco

2021 Vintage

WINERY:

Bodegas Casa La Rad, S.L.

Estate:

Casa La Rad, Valle de Ocón, Rioja Oriental

Denominación de origen:

Rioja DOCa

Grape varieties:

Chardonnay 60%, Malvasía 20%, Viura 20%

Barrel aging:

18 months of lees aging in 500-liter new French oak barriques

Vineyard altitudes:

550 to 635 meters (1,800 to 2,100 feet)

Average age of vines:

28 years

Soil composition:

Vineyard sources are in different parts of the estate: about half from areas with alluvial clay and limestone and half from more ferrous, rockier soils at altitudes above 600 meters.

Harvest:

Third week of October

Vinification and aging:

Harvest is done by hand and the grapes are selected with great attention. The grapes are destemmed for direct pressing before static racking. Fermentation is done with selected yeasts for 12 days at 17ºC with 50% in barrels to give more complexity.

All of the wine then spends 14 months in new 500-liter French oak barrels and is aged on its own lees.

Tasting notes:

This full-bodied white wine displays fresh, vibrant aromas of white peach, citrus, with stony and mineral notes. Elegant and well balanced with a creamy texture.

Alcohol:

13.5%

Total Acidity (TA):

5.3 grams / liter

Production:

2,665 bottles