Hermanos Peciña Chobeo de Peciña Blanco 2024

Hermanos Peciña is a family winery in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, in the Rioja Alta, founded in 1992 by Pedro Peciña Crespo and his sons and known for its classic, traditional style. Chobeo de Peciña Blanco is a single varietal Viura, the white grape that gives Rioja its structure and ageing potential. Fermenting the wine in oak barrels rather than steel, then leaving it on its fine lees for three months, softens the fresh acidity and adds a creamy weight, while slow oxygen exchange through the wood rounds the aromatics and lends a light toast. The result is golden in the glass with ripe tropical fruit on the nose, pineapple and banana with honey and a hint of vanilla and almond from the barrel. The palate is broad and gently textured, the oak sitting behind the fruit rather than over it, closing dry with good length. Serve at 10 to 12 degrees in a white wine glass. It works well with richer white fish, roast chicken and pork, and hard nutty cheeses that echo its oak and weight.