Torre de Ona Lat 42
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb chops with rosemary, traditional Spanish tapas like jamón Ibérico and aged Manchego cheese, and hearty slow-cooked beef stews.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the prestigious Rioja Alavesa subregion, Torre de Oña represents a modern, terroir-driven chapter in the storied history of La Rioja Alta, S.A., which acquired the estate in 1995. Located in the picturesque village of Páganos, the vineyards are dramatically sheltered by the Sierra de Cantabria mountains, creating a unique microclimate where clay-limestone soils yield Tempranillo of exceptional elegance and fresh acidity. The Lat 42 designation pays homage to the 42nd parallel north, a latitude famous for hosting some of the world's finest wine-growing regions. This wine is crafted with a contemporary touch, utilizing a meticulous selection of estate-grown Tempranillo, often complemented by a touch of Mazuelo. It undergoes careful aging in a combination of French and American oak barrels, balancing vibrant dark fruit and floral notes with refined spices, toast, and supple tannins.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1890 in Haro's iconic Barrio de la Estación by five Basque and Riojan families, La Rioja Alta S.A. stands as an archetype of classical Spanish viticulture. Operating extensive estate holdings across Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa—complemented by satellites Torre de Oña in Páganos, Áster in Ribera del Duero, and Lagar de Cervera in Rías Baixas—the estate relies upon calcareous-clay and alluvial soils tempered by Atlantic and continental microclimates. The viticultural approach prioritizes meticulous canopy management, estate-grown fruit, and low-impact sustainable husbandry. In the cellar, the bodega is renowned for its in-house cooperage of seasoned American oak, manual barrel racking by candlelight every six months, and remarkably patient oxidative maturation. The resulting wines—exemplified by Viña Ardanza, Viña Arana, and the majestic Gran Reserva 890 and 904—display exceptional longevity, savory complexity, fine-grained tannins, and vibrant Atlantic freshness.
🍇 Grapes
Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo