Former Young Gun, Bryan MacRobert, moved to Rioja 7 years ago to start Laventura. Today, his new terroir-driven wines are causing a fuss! ‘I want to make Rioja as it once was. I’m trying to make honest wines,’ says Bryan whose wines are refreshing, innovative and true-to-terroir style of Rioja. With cellars located in the centre of La Rioja, they source high-quality grapes from the whole region. The vineyards are often 40 to 90 years old and harvesting is done by hand. ‘It’s time to take Rioja far more seriously,’ writes Tim Atkin MW as the Rioja landscape changes dramatically.
Laventura Viura 2020
R444.00
Region: Rioja
Tasting note:
“The austere white 2020 Laventura Viura is closed and serious with shy aromas of dry hay and pollen and a very chalky palate. It was produced with grapes from dry-farmed vines on limestone soils at over 500 meters in altitude in the Sierra Cantabria zone of Rioja Alavesa, in Villabuena de Álava and Laguardia. It has a medium body, 13% alcohol and a lively palate with a pH of 3.4 and a long, dry finish with a spicy twist. The vines are organically farmed but not certified. It fermented in large barrels with indigenous yeasts, where the wine matured with the lees. 4,133 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2021” – Wine Advocate
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