{"title":"Bodega Torre de Oña | Rioja Alavesa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/Collection_Banner_fef0ebd4-a0d3-4796-9e68-dd5f84073987.jpg?v=1629365302\" alt=\"View of the Torre de Oña Manor House from Vineyards\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerroir, Serenity, Elegance and Uniqueness are the words that define the identity of Bodega Torre de Oña. Founded in 1987, as a single estate of just 50 hectares, it was purchased by La Rioja Alta S.A. in 1995 who have since invested heavily in this exciting project with the aim of making outstanding wine from arguably the finest vineyards in the prestigious Rioja Alavesa area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Estate is an innovative ‘chateau’ concept, established long before the rise of single-vineyard Rioja, producing site-specific wine in contrast to the traditional blends of La Rioja Alta. Originally under the control of technical director Julio Saenz, today the winemaking is led by Alejandro Lopéz, named as one of the Top 10 next-generation Spanish winemakers by Pedro Ballasteros MW in Decanter magazine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, with old bush-trained Tempranillo, they produce a more modern style of Rioja where the terroir lends itself to a fuller, riper style of wine that is complemented by the use of French oak and shorter maturation.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"finca-martelo-rioja-reserva","title":"Finca Martelo Rioja Reserva 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Torre de Oña Finca Martelo Rioja Reserva is a site-specific wine, first produced in 2012 as an innovative ‘château concept’ from high-altitude plots surrounding the Torre de Oña winery, before the new rules for Viñedos Singulares. Head winemaker Julio Saenz refers to it as “our little Burgundy” because of how closely it represents this unique location. The wine is a field blend, 95% Tempranillo with 5% other varieties including Mazuelo, Garnacha, and even Viura. The chalk soils and 80-year-old vines at Torre de Oña produce a fuller, riper style of Rioja, while the high altitude and Atlantic influence in Rioja Alavesa keeps the wine fresh and elegant. This style is complemented by the use of 20% French oak alongside 80% American oak and shorter maturation in addition to La Rioja Alta’s ultra-traditional methods such as optical berry sorting and racking by hand. Matured for 24 months in oak Finca Mertelo has intense aromas, with notes of ripe fruit, wild strawberries, red currants and red cherries wrapped in fine notes of patisserie, shortbread, vanilla, liquorice and peppercorns. Well-balanced in the mouth, with a pleasant freshness, and sweet, silky tannins that lead to an enveloping finish. This is a vintage to enjoy now, but with a long, exciting life ahead.[#intro]An intensely flavoured site specific Rioja Reserva showing great elegance and poise...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Torre de Oña","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39560443002947,"sku":"A19FINCAMARTELO-1","price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/FincaMarteloBottle.jpg?v=1632940894"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/collections\/Collection_Image_1dfba58d-f254-4e39-8620-1866f1dc9ab9.jpg?v=1629365461","url":"https:\/\/hic.wine\/collections\/bodega-torre-de-ona-rioja-alavesa.oembed","provider":"Hic!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}