Description

Olivier Riviere, Rayos Uva 2024

Doca Rioja

30% graciano, 40% garnacha y 40% tempranillo

Olivier Rivière established his headquarters in La Rioja after working alongside Telmo Rodríguez, an experience that profoundly shaped his understanding of Spain’s viticultural heritage.

His vineyard holdings reflect an eclectic and highly intentional selection of sites. Some parcels are located in Rioja Baja (today known as Rioja Oriental), the warmest, driest and lowest-altitude zone of the appellation, producing wines of generosity and depth. Others lie in the increasingly sought-after Najerilla valley, a cooler and more elevated area renowned for its fine, perfumed and elegant expressions of Garnacha.

Beyond Rioja, Rivière also works with vineyards in other denominations of origin. One example is El Cadastro, a cuvée primarily made from Tempranillo grown in the DO Arlanza, where higher altitudes and continental influences lend structure, freshness and precision to the wine.

Through this mosaic of terroirs, Olivier Rivière crafts wines that combine Atlantic tension, Mediterranean generosity and a distinctly Burgundian sensitivity to site.

For this specific cuvée, entry level, Rayos uva all the grapes are from Aldeanueva de Ebro (Rioja Baja). Here the blend plays an important role to add layers of complexity as no oak is used. Although the wine is aged 9 months on its lees in cement tanks and stainless steel vats.