Ilurce Tempranillo Blanco DOC Rioja (white)
A bright and surprising Tempranillo Blanco grown on deep clay-loam soils. Five months of lees stirring creates a wonderfully creamy foundation filled with grapefruit, fresh flowers, and crisp acidity.
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Made from 100% Tempranillo Blanco grapes, this is a unique expression of the variety. Sourced from two vineyards in Alfaro at different altitudes, with the clay-loam soils typical of the area.
VARIETY
100% Tempranillo Blanco
HARVEST
Hand harvest.
VINIFICATION AND AGING
Direct pressing, cold racking and low-temperature fermentation (15 °C). Followed by aging on fine lees in concrete tanks for 5 months with regular batonnage.
ANALYSIS
Alcohol: 13%
TASTE AND CHARACTER
Pale yellow-green color. Intense nose of fresh flowers, grapefruit, pineapple and bread crust in the background. Lively acidity on the palate ensuring a fresh attack, very well balanced by a creamy texture.
SOMMELIER'S TIP
Suitable for everyday consumption. Serve at 10 °C. Pairs well with cheeses, fish, antipasti, tapas.
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ILURCE winery was founded in 1940 in Alfaro, in the heart of eastern Rioja.
Run by the fourth generation of winemakers, holding a true treasure: over forty-five hectares of exceptional old-vine vineyards for which they thank the land every day. “ILURCE are our wines: wines speaking of the soil and the passion tied to it; wines created to remain in our thoughts, leaving a lasting memory of a family whose life revolves around wine.”
The Escudero ancestors have been growing vines since time immemorial, but it was great-grandfather Juan Escudero who began making wine in Grávalos around 1850. In 1940, grandfather Amador Escudero bought a winery in Alfaro. It was the family home where they lived and worked until 2010, when they moved to the current winery. Amador Escudero Abad created the ILURCE brand in 1994.
In 2010, they began operating in a newly built winery. Currently run by the fourth generation of the Escudero family, applying the latest technological advancements while maintaining passed-down traditions.