| Type | White wine |
|---|---|
| Region | |
| Grapes | |
| Producer | |
| Allergens | Contains sulfites |
| Alcohol contenti | 13.5% |
| Production | 46,900 bottles |
Spec sheet
The wine
El Jardín de la Emperatriz Blanco offers a delightful freshness and a wonderful expression of the length, tension and subtlety these amazing vineyards provide. A white wine which does not need a long ageing process to show its lively energy and delicious fruitiness. A powerful yet splendidly elegant wine.
What does this wine taste like?
| Light | Bold | |
|---|---|---|
| Dry | Sweet | |
| Soft | Acidic |
View | Pale yellow |
|---|---|
Bouquet | Complex / White flowers / White fruit |
Mouth | Oily / Fresh / Balsamic aromas |
Drinking and storing
Serve between 6ºC and 8ºC
Food pairing
Oven-baked fish / Rice with fish / Braised vegetables / Aperitifs
Ratings and awards
| 2020 | 90 SK |
|---|
SK: Suckling
Customer reviews
Winemaking
| Ageing period | Between 2 and 3 months |
|---|
Vineyards
| Vine age | Between 35 and 60 years |
|---|---|
| Soil | Sandy loam / Pebbles |
| Climate | Continental with Mediterranean influence |
| Yields | Low yields |
The winery
Viñedos Hermanos Hernáiz
Finca La Emperatriz is one of the very few Rioja wineries to produce their wines from one single vine-growing plantation, which is customary in Bordeaux's Médoc region (other Rioja wineries employing the same model are Remelluri, Valpiedra and Contino). This is an estate of excellent quality whose potential had already been recognised at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1878 and which concealed a very important history. The estate originally belonged to Eugenia de Montijo,...
