Is this where you want your order to be shipped to? We are asking for the country to present you the most personalised
delivery costs.
If this is not the country of delivery, please change it.
Earn Decántalo points when you place an order that you can exchange for gift wines.
Characteristics of Barón de Ley Blanco
Barón de Ley Blanco is a white wine from the D.O.C Rioja produced by the Barón de Ley (situated in Mendavia, Navarra). The winery was founded back in the 1980’s with the aim of producing classic style wines.
The winery is currently home to 400 hectares of vineyards situated across different zones of the D.O.C Rioja, with the different grape varieties adapting to the different microclimates of the DO, from the Alavesa to the Rioja Baja.
Baron de Ley Blanco is a blend of two different grape varieties: Viura (90%) and Malvasía (10%), which are taken from vineyards in various zones.
The winemaking process is carried out in stainless steel tanks at low temperaturas in order to preserve the aromas of the wine, with a small maceration with its lees to give the wine slight volume.
Barón de Ley Blanco is a fresh white wine that is easy to drink.
High summer temperatures define this vintage. After a mild winter with scarce rainfall, spring started with a lot of rain, which favoured the growth cycle of the vine. During the summer, they experienced very high temperatures and the absence of rain, which resulted in great, healthy vines. As a general result, this was a balanced year, where the final absence of rains led to a good concentration of grapes. This year is defined by a voluminous vintage that can be enjoyed from its youth.
After a winter with normal temperatures and rainfall for D.O.Qa Rioja, high temperatures in spring and summer market his year, as well as the absence of rain at the most dangerous times for the vineyard. These factors led to very healthy vines, but the harvest was brought forward three weeks on average. As a result, this year was rated as a very good one in the area, with the only drawback of not reaching full ripeness. Therefore, the wines from this vintage are those typical from Rioja, with a slightly higher alcoholic strength and a good balance between acidity and ripening.
It was a fairly balanced year until the harvest season arrived. The beginning of the cycle, in October, started with high temperatures, and it was not until mid-November that the first frosts began and the leaves of the vines began to fall to prepare for winter. Throughout the winter, rainfall was generous and water reserves could be secured for the growth cycle period. During the months of March and April, there was an increase in temperatures that led to the good sprouting of the plant. The growth cycle of the vines was suitable, and the sudden rise of temperatures resulted in quite a fast blooming. There was an optimal growth of the fruit, until the harvest season, when rains damaged the state of the grapes and caused a drop in production. This is a good vintage, but the last rains damaged the final result. The wines are good and can be drunk in the short- and mid-term, they have a medium body and material.
Ratings for the vintages from the D.O. D.O.Ca. Rioja
La Rioja is one of the most important areas of wine production in the world. It has a long history, and exceptional soils and climates. From the Tempranillo and Grenache varieties they make great red wines that are masterfully aged which demonstrates the experience passed from generation to generation.
White wine Barrel fermented. 3 months on lees in the barrel. Volume: 75 cl. Winery: Bodegas Sonsierra. Production area: D.O.Ca. Rioja. Grapes used in this wine: Viura.
White wine Barrel fermented. 3 months on lees in the barrel. Volume: 75 cl. Winery: Bodegas Sonsierra. Production area: D.O.Ca. Rioja. Grapes used in this wine: Viura.
White wine Barrel. 4 months in French and American oak barrels. Volume: 75 cl. Winery: Bodegas Bilbaínas. Production area: D.O.Ca. Rioja. Grapes used in this wine: Malvasía and Viura.
White wine Barrel. 4 months in French and American oak barrels. Volume: 75 cl. Winery: Bodegas Bilbaínas. Production area: D.O.Ca. Rioja. Grapes used in this wine: Malvasía and Viura.
Barón de Ley is one of those Rioja wineries whose first wines were born with a true vocation for the future. There has probably never been a winery in the area of La Rioja of the Navarre area that has been as controversial as Barón de Ley, where the modern character of its wines encountered the first renewed tastes. And Barón de Ley, after a few years producing test wines for another winery, was very clear as to what they wanted to be and what they wanted to do: a winery with a châteaux philosophy, with its own vineyards and a limited production, based on the concept of making single-vineyard wines, modern, in the Bordeaux style but with Rioja class.
White wine Reserva. Volume: 75 cl. Winery: Barón de Ley. Production area: D.O.Ca. Rioja. Grapes used in this wine: Garnacha Blanca and Viura and Malvasía.
White wine Reserva. Volume: 75 cl. Winery: Barón de Ley. Production area: D.O.Ca. Rioja. Grapes used in this wine: Garnacha Blanca and Viura and Malvasía.