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Finca la Emperatriz Blanco

ProducersHermanos Hernáiz › Finca la Emperatriz Blanco

White · Rioja

Finca la Emperatriz Blanco

Rioja

by Hermanos Hernáiz

Vintage2019
Volume750 ml
Alcohol13.5%
StyleOrganic
95Tim Atkin
94Robert Parker
92James Suckling

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Tasting Notes

One of only a handful of white wines in all of Rioja to carry the Viñedo Singular distinction — the appellation's highest single-vineyard classification. Pure Viura from the estate's oldest goblet-trained parcels, vines averaging sixty-five years and some reaching ninety, grown organically on forty centimetres of white pebbles over sandy subsoil. Fermented half in concrete and half in French oak, then aged on lees with minimal bâtonnage. A wine that dismantles Viura's reputation for neutrality: quince, ripe pear, white blossom, toasted almond and beeswax over a fine spice from the oak. The palate is deep and textural, held taut by chalky acidity, closing long and unmistakably stony. A modern benchmark for white Rioja with a decade of life ahead of it.

Grape Varieties

Viura

Ageing Potential

Drink 2026–2034

Recommended Pairings

A white of this character pairs best with the following dishes.

Lobster and langoustine
Roast turbot
Poultry in cream sauce
Aged Idiazábal
Truffle risotto
Iberico pork loin
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Serving Temperature
11 – 13 °C
Decanting
Decanting recommended
Decanting recommended — 30 minutes, or serve in a Burgundy-shaped glass
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Glassware
Standard white wine glass
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Cellaring
Drink 2026–2034

A single 101-hectare estate on the north-western edge of Rioja Alta, once owned by Eugénie de Montijo, the last Empress of France.

Key Details
Founded1996
Vineyards101 ha
RegionBaños de Rioja, Rioja Alta
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