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Bodegas Ondarre Ursa Maior Tinto 2010Price: $8.50    Case Price: $7.65

Ursamaior
Color:
Red
Body/Type:
Medium Bodied
Style:
Traditional
Size:
Bottle, 750 ml
Winery:
Bodegas Ondarre
Grapes:
Tempranillo and Garnacha / Grenache
Serve At:
57°-63° F
Region:
Spain > Rioja

Vinified with state-of-the art modern equipment, this young Rioja is a great example of classic Spanish table wine. You'll find nuances of wild herbs and crushed red berries balanced by silky tannins. Try it with roasted pork or chicken.

Bodegas Ondarre, founded in 1986, is located in Viana, a historic town near Logroño (La Rioja). Ondarre takes its name from the hundred-year property of the founders.
Situated in Rioja Alta, the vineyard's terroir is calcareous clay, with areas of red ferrous soil scattered throughout.

The Rioja DOC sits astride the Ebro river, as it winds its way from its source in the Sierra de Cantabria range, to the Mediterranean at it's mouth just below Barcelona. Divided into three subzones, wines of Rioja often depend largely on which part of the region the vines are grown.
To the northwest lies Rioja Alta, where Tempranillo and Garnacha vines grow on the higher elevations of the foothills of the Cantabrias. Next to it is the Basque region of Rioja Alavesa, where the Alava province juts into the Ebro Valley. To the southeast is the hotter, Mediterranean-influenced Rioja Baja, where more of the native Graciano is blended into the area's reds.
Rioja's wines have historically been simple reds, blended and aged in American oak. An influx of French winemaking practices led to more refined efforts at estate-bottling and more judicious use of oak, and more French oak at that. Nowadays the region is struggling to find a cohesive identity, producing excellent wines of both new and old world character.

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