Wine "Faustino VII" Blanco, 2018
Tasting Notes
The wine is light straw color.
Taste wine rich, seductive, with balanced acidity, fresh citrus notes and a long finish with a slight acidity.
The wine has a fresh, harmonious aroma with fruity and floral notes.
Great wine as an aperitif, will complement the dishes of fish, seafood and white meat in cream sauce.
Interesting Facts
White wine "Faustino VII" differs tempting taste with fine acidity and a fresh, fruity floral fragrance. The wine is made from Viura grapes prevalent in the Rioja region. This variety gives the wine a unique freshness, which is used to preserve the unconventional and revolutionary way to Rioja wine. Once maceration of the skin for 12 hours grape must completely purified enzymes and fermented with natural yeast. Fermentation tanks of stainless steel with a maximum temperature of 15 ° C lasts 16 days.
In 1861, Eleuterio Martinez Arzok took the first steps for the development of the family business, and acted as a winemaker, and as a trader and start selling them produced wine straight from the barrel, which is put on the cart and traveled with it throughout the county. Thus began the history of the winery, which today is one of the leading producers of fine wines of Rioja, the leader in volume, variety and quality. In 1960, a descendant of Eleuterio, Don Julio Faustino Martinez, has done a lot for the development and modernization of the economy, as well as to expand the range of wines, the winery name added to his name, finally secured for the economy - "Bodegas Faustino." Due to the growing popularity of wine "Faustino" not only in Spain but also abroad, the family gradually expanded their territory of vineyards, which now occupy 600 hectares, and build new production facilities and cellars.
Vineyards "Faustino" located in the upper part of the Rioja Alavesa, at an altitude of 1200-1800 meters above sea level. This site is a relatively cool, thanks to the influence of the Atlantic Ocean, climate and chalky soil has excellent exposure for growing excellent grapes. In the cellars of "Bodegas Faustino" established 4500 barriques, 80% of which are made of American oak and 20% - from the French.
Labels classical and reserve wines "Faustino" decorated with reproductions of famous paintings by Velazquez and Rembrandt pen and a bottle of wine of the new generation called "Modern Reds" depicts Don Julio Faustino Martinez.
Producer's description
In 1861, Eleuterio Martínez Arzok took the first steps to develop the family business, acting both as a winemaker and as a merchant, starting to sell the wines he produced directly from the barrel, which he put on a cart and traveled with it throughout the district. Thus began the history of the winery, which today is one of the leading producers of fine Rioja wines, a leader in terms of volume, variety and quality. In 1960, a descendant of Eleutherio, Don Julio Faustino Martinez, who did a lot for the development and modernization of the economy, as well as significantly expanding the range of wines produced, added his name to the name of the winery, which was finally assigned to the economy - "Faustino" . Due to the growing popularity of wines "Faustino" not only in Spain but also abroad, the family gradually expanded the territory of their vineyards, which today occupy 600 hectares, built new production sites and cellars.
Vineyards " Faustino " are located in the upper part of Rioja Alaves, at an altitude of 1200-1800 meters above sea level. With a relatively cool, Atlantic-influenced climate and chalky soils, this site is well positioned to grow excellent grapes. In the cellars of "Bodegas Faustino" there are 4,500 barriques, of which 80% are made from American oak, and 20% from French.
The labels of classic and reserve wines " Faustino " are decorated with reproductions of the famous paintings by Velasquez and Rembrandt, and the bottles of the new generation of wines called "Modern Reds" depict Don Julio Faustino Martinez.
