Ontanon Rioja Reserva Bairrada

Ontanon Rioja Reserva BairradaAromas of bramble fruit with spice and lightly floral notes. On the palate plum and blackberry fruit flavours combine with ample acidity, minerality and earthy notes. It has a fine structure, and supple tannins give elegance and length. Bodegas Ontan is a 5th generation family owned and run winery in Rioja Baja (now Rioja Oriental). Here Raquel, Rubn and Maria Prez Cuevas continue their father Gabriel's work to develop Bodegas Ontan into one of the

the grapes were gently pressed with fermentation taking place in temperature-controlled resin-lined concrete tanks for 10 weeks

Cave de l'Ormarine is an award-winning co-operative which produces wines from the tiny Pinet de Picpoul appellation in the Hérault

Perfect with venison

and they are planted on South East facing slopes

Drink from 2019 to 5 to 10 years from the harvest

Grapes are hand harvested in the last week of September

this is lovely

Many of McLaren Vale’s vineyards are on free-draining soils underlain with limestone

the Pérez Cuevas family has seen fit to invest heavily in the purchase of its own land and vines

A small part of the grapes from the old vineyards were foot trodden and fermented in lagares for the same period

The Shiraz grapes were fermented in temperature-controlled tanks maintained at 22 - 25ºC to avoid extracting any harsh tannins

Pale salmon in colour