{"id":48216,"date":"2024-05-30T22:33:12","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T20:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.owc.lu\/vina-nora-rias-baixas\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T21:31:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T19:31:58","slug":"vina-nora-rias-baixas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.owc.lu\/en\/vina-nora-rias-baixas\/","title":{"rendered":"Vina Nora \u2013 Rias Baixas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Perched at 600 meters<\/strong> on a natural terrace looking out on River Mi\u00f1o, Vi\u00f1a Nora is located in the municipality of As Neves, in the heart of the wine region of Condado do Tea, wich is bordering Portugal. It is the only inland region out of the four regions that comprise R\u00edas Baixas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winery is surrounded by the typical vine formations of the Albari\u00f1o<\/strong> varieties, which grow down the slopes that descend towards the river and face the midday sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This unique location is noted for its granite soils with plentiful cobbles and a rainfall much lower than the region\u2019s average, and it favours an early and complete maturation of the grape. As a result, the winemaker is able to extract more of the variety\u2019s potential as well as capture the maximum expression of the land and its landscape in the wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f1a Nora covers a surface area of 16 hectares of own vineyards planted in soils with a mix of washed gravel and decomposed granite. These soils with cobbles act as natural radiators regulating the day\u2019s heat, avoiding an excessive humidity during the night and favouring a better maturation. The vines grow on the typical trellised vines with granite posts so characteristic of the region of Rias Baixas. These trellised vines are taken to a height of two meters with the aim of separating the grape from the soil\u2019s humidity as well as protecting it from fungal diseases. They also favour a complete maturity of the grapes as they are exposed to further sunshine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vineyards at Nora have an average age of 25 and they are located on the natural terraces of the cliffs that are looking out on River Mi\u00f1o. This unpredictable orography requires a manual harvest of each harvest and vintage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winery is equipped with the best technology to make white wines and it has been put at the service of Vi\u00f1a Nora\u2019s ultimate objective, which is to make wines that are true to the land and the Albari\u00f1o variety. The winery has small containers where a microvinification is carried out and by means of which each of the plots of land can be individually monitored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The harvest is always carried out manually using 16-kg boxes, and the grape, after cooling in the chamber at 4 degrees, enters the winery through the selection table. All the pressing, clearing and fermentation processes are very meticulous, with the aim of maintaining the subtle aromas and fragility of the Albari\u00f1o variety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Precisely, with this aim of maintaining all the characteristics of the Albari\u00f1o variety, only neutral yeasts are used. These ones contribute to the obtainment of wines that are profoundly varietal and capable of expressing all the peculiarities of a unique region within Rias Baixas due to the characteristics of the climate and soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vineyard can count on its brilliant oenologist Alexia Luca de Tena<\/strong> to produce the best possible wine. She has an extensive experience in projects mostly linked to her homeland, Galicia. After completing (among others\u2026) three harvests in the D.O. Valdeorras with one of the best spanish winemaker Rafael Palacios<\/strong>, she joined Terraselecta with the task of leading the Vi\u00f1a Nora vineyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 different cuv\u00e9es are offered : Nora<\/strong> (4 months on lees), Nora da Neve<\/strong> (6 months in lees in 100% French oak barrels following the Burgundian method) & Nora da Neve Encarnaci\u00f3n Rodr\u00edguez <\/strong>(8 months on its lees).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the professional tasters side, Tim Atkin<\/strong> (Master of Wine since 2001) considers that Nora da Neve  is \u201cone of the best oaked wines<\/strong>\u201c<\/em> of the appellation. As for the Encarnaci\u00f3n Rodr\u00edguez vintage coming from a 0.5 Ha plot producing only 2 barrels, Tim Atkin judges the 2019 vintage to be \u201cworld class<\/strong><\/em>\u201d and gives it a 97\/100!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information on Vina Nora estate\u00a0here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the estate\u2019s wines on sale\u00a0here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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