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Bodegas El Pacto 'El Pacto' Blanco, Rioja 2021
Bodegas El Pacto
Fermentation
Whole‑cluster maceration 24 h, then 6 h skin contact; static settling; spontaneous native‑yeast fermentation at 16‑18 °C, with transfer to large oak tinas and bocoyes
Variety
Mainly Viura plus Malvasía, Garnacha Blanca (Jaina)
Farming
Organic
Aging
One year in 5,000 L oak tinas and 500–1,000 L bocoyes, on fine lees
Soil
Clay‑ferrous soils with conglomerate rock, ~600 m altitude
Age of Vines
Average ~60 years (vineyards planted 1915–1974)
Overview
Elegant Rioja blanco: floral‑white fruit, nectarine, brioche, saline minerality, creamy‑glyceric texture, good acidity and freshness
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