Marqués de Murrieta Capellanía Viura (Rioja)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Other

Uva

Viura

País

Spain

Região

Rioja

Denominação

Rioja

Corpo

full

Acidez

medium

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201286 pts

  This Viura smells oxidized and soft, with barrel-based aromas in charge. A soft, watery palate is resiny, tasting bready and yeasty more than fruity. If you dig around, there's some complexity and quality, but this is not the best vintage for Capellanía.

• 201192 pts

  Waxy aromas of dried stone fruits and potent oak open this classy barrel-fermented Viura. A refined palate with cutting acidity energizes woody pear and apple flavors. On the finish, resiny oak and a wave of oxidized Sherry notes are highly complex but maybe not for everyone.

• 201092 pts

  Aromas of wood grain, vanilla, butter and fino Sherry are elegant and attractive for this style of white Rioja. On the palate, this oak-aged Viura is smooth, while creamy flavors of oak, apricot and peach excel. A smooth finish with plenty of vanilla and core acidity indicates t…

• 200989 pts

  Gold in color, this high-end Viura is cheesy, cidery and dense on the nose. Plump and resiny in feel, it offers woody flavors of baked white fruits. Hailing from a warm vintage, this goes back and forth between ripe, mealy and oaky and tense and nervy. If drinking now, expect mo…

• 200891 pts

  There are wines with mass appeal and others that are so idiosyncratic that only one in five people might like it. This falls into the latter category; it's barrel-fermented Viura with Sherry, dry wood, butterscotch and corn cake aromas. The mouth is creamy and resiny, with integ…

• 200391 pts

  Lucid yellow in the glass, yet lightly oxidized on the nose. A spacy, unique Viura. There's dry apricot and peach pit flavors, and the mouthfeel and acidity are impeccable. A treat for explorers; eschews all blueprints for modern white wine.