La Calavera is a pure expression of Viura grapes. The vineyard is lcated at 525 meters above sea level, planted on sandy and reddish soils.
Color: Clean and bright, straw yellow with golden hues.
Aroma: Flowers, stone fruits. The work on the lees and the presence of wood both on the nose and on the palate makes the whole wine extraordinarily complex.
Taste: Balanced, rich and braod, refreshing.
RS: 1.4 g/L
TA: 5.0 g/L
Aperitifs, with any type of fish, seafood, rice dishes and white meat. This wine goes well with salty snacks and any type of lunch or dinner.
"The 2021 La Calavera is 98% Viura with 2% other varieties. It aged for 24 months in French oak. Greenish-yellow in hue, this is intensely aromatic, with jasmine, wild herbs, baked apple and a hint of chalk. The palate is long-lasting, balanced and complex, combining intensity with freshness and a well-judged structure to make this a full-flavored white with broad appeal. - By Joaquín Hidalgo, May 2025"
- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (May 2025), 92 pts
"A broad, creamy Rioja Alavesa that shows plenty of vanilla, lanolin and white fruit. Full-bodied and flavorful with bright acidity and tangy flavors entangled with spicy oak in the lengthy finish. Drink or hold. -Zekun Shuai, June 2024"
- James Suckling (June 2024), 92 pts
Don Diego Quintano y Quintano was born in Labastida, a village in the very heart of Rioja Alavesa. He returned to Rioja in 1783 and devoted his life to viticulture ...
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