El Pacto Blanco 2021
Type: White
Country: Spain
Region: Rioja
Grape Variety: Mainly Viura, with some Malvasia, Garnacha Blanca, Jaina
Alcohol Percentage: 13%
Viticulture: Certified Organic | Vegan Friendly
Climate: Mild temperatures all year, rainfall in the winter, and a favourable temperature difference between day and night
Terroir: Old vineyards, with an average age of around 60 (planted between 1915 and 1974) located in the towns of Cárdenas and Nájera. Ferrous clay soils with a high component of conglomerate rock at the bottom. At an altitude of around 600 meters
Ageing: Maceration of entire bunches for 24 hours to achieve greater aromatic richness and fullness in the mouth. Subsequent maceration for six hours with the skins and then pressing. Static débourbage by decantation and racking to remove the lees. Fermentation is spontaneous with the native yeasts of the grape, at a low temperature (between 16 and 18 degrees). In the final part of the fermentation, the wine passes into oak casks and barrels with a capacity of five hundred to one thousand litres. Eight months of ageing in oak casks and barrels of different capacities (between five hundred and one thousand litres) in contact with the fine lees
Color: Straw yellow of medium intensity, with a very attractive shine that gives it great luminosity in the glass
Nose: Complex, with notes of hay, cream and pastries, as well as citrus nuances in the background
Palate: Long, with very good acidity, and at the same time a lot of structure. The tactile sensations generated by the interaction between the ageing oak and the freshness of the grape stand out. But it also stands out for its fullness and creaminess in the mouth, the result of a complete maturation in the vineyard, where the low production of old vines contributes to the richness of its bunches. A wine structured by its great acidity and rounded by its ample silky sensation
About the Winery: Viñedos El Pacto is a tribute to our forefathers, with a generation dedicated to preserving the precious wine history of Alto Najerilla and La Sonsierra, two Rioja regions with strong ties to our roots.
Historically, these regions have been almost entirely dedicated to vine cultivation. El Pacto means returning to that throwback viticulture, which takes care of the environment, with the minimum possible intervention, which does not seek the highest production but allows nature to follow its vital course.
Craftsmanship is a natural stage in the development of this raw material: manual harvesting, spontaneous fermentation, and respectful ageing to highlight the results of diligent labour in unique vineyards that express themselves through the wine.
