2020 Jose Pariente Prieto Pariente Viognier

Prieto Pariente is a new wine project initiated and led by Martina and Ignacio Prieto Pariente and supported by the knowledge and experience of the second generation of the Prieto wine family. The core of this new challenge is based on the selection of very old vineyards from the province of Valladolid. Martina and Ignacio strongly believe in sustainable viticulture and in respecting the origin.

Difference, territory and selection are decisive for the wines of Prieto Pariente. The house identifies with regions such as Castilla and Leon, Valladolid, the high plateau, Paramos, of northern Spain, and the mineral hills of Cebreros and Bierzo that surround the region. Prieto Pariente aims to create wines with unique personalities, which distinctive and characterized by a profile of freshness and complexity.

The grapes of the wines of Prieto Pariente come from old vineyards with a very low yield, located in Castile and León, in the province of Valladolid and in the Sierra de Gredos mountain region. In Valladolid, the vineyards are located in three different villages: Mucientes, Pedrosa del Rey and Valbuena de Duero. Each plot is fermented separately, allowing selection of the most suitable blend for each of the wines. This 100% Viognier is a wine of spontaneous fermentation, partly in stainless steel barrels and partly in French oak wooden barrels of 300L. The wine is aged for 6 months.

A small hidden vineyard of Viognier was found while exploring Valladolid province. An aromatic wine, with a lot of volume and full of flavour. In the nose, this vital viognier has complex aromas of tropical fruits, vanilla and a light spiciness. On the palate, due to the high age of the sticks, this Jose Pariente also gives pleasant minerals with an impressively beautiful aftertaste in addition to fresh elements. With the domain Prieto Pariente, a long cherished wish of Martina and Ignacio Prieto Pariente has been fulfilled.