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Ondarre Rioja Blanco Rivallana shows the fresh, easy-drinking side of white Rioja. Viura leads the blend, with Verdejo and Tempranillo Blanco adding aromatic interest to its ripe pear, citrus, exotic fruit and delicate floral character. Lively acidity keeps everything crisp and refreshing, while brief lees ageing adds just enough texture without sacrificing freshness.
Unoaked, approachable and extremely versatile, this is a natural introduction to Rioja Blanco and a dependable everyday white from one of our longest-standing Rioja producers. Choose it when you want freshness and fruit rather than the richer texture and oak influence found in more substantial white Rioja styles.
Merchant's Tip
Don't assume white Rioja has to be rich or oaky. Rivallana is the bottle we'd choose when you simply want something fresh, fruity and easy to enjoy. It's particularly useful if you're curious about Rioja Blanco but aren't yet sure whether the fuller barrel-fermented styles are for you.
Nose: Bright and aromatic, with ripe pear, citrus and exotic fruit accompanied by delicate wildflower notes.
Palate: Light, fresh and fruit-driven, combining juicy pear and citrus with more exotic fruit flavours. Lively acidity provides plenty of energy, while a little time on the lees gives the wine subtle roundness and texture.
Finish: Clean, crisp and refreshing, with ripe fruit giving way to a lively, citrus-led finish.
Choose Rivallana if you're looking for a refreshing white where fruit and freshness matter more than oak or weight. It's an easy bottle to enjoy as an aperitif, with a light meal or simply when you want a crisp white without having to think too hard about it.
It's also a very good starting point if your experience of Rioja is mostly red. Rather than trying to reproduce the mature, oak-led character people often associate with the region, Rivallana shows that Rioja can also make youthful, aromatic and thoroughly refreshing whites.
If you already know you want something richer, more textured and more distinctive, our Ondarre Valdebarón Rioja Blanco is the better direction. Its 100% Tempranillo Blanco, barrel fermentation and lees maturation make it a much more substantial expression of white Rioja.
Rivallana's easy-going character starts with its blend. Viura provides the backbone, while Verdejo and Tempranillo Blanco contribute additional aromatic character and fruit. Together they give the wine more interest than a simple neutral white without making any one element dominate.
The varieties are fermented separately in stainless steel at cool temperatures, keeping the emphasis on freshness and aromatic fruit rather than oak. A short period on the fine lees then adds a little roundness and texture before the three components are blended.
That's why Rivallana can be light and refreshing without feeling thin. The fruit and acidity do most of the work; the lees simply provide enough texture to hold everything together. It's a deliberately uncomplicated style, but not a simplistic wine.
Rivallana is particularly good as an aperitif and with the lighter foods that suit its fresh, fruit-driven character. Try it with seafood, grilled white fish, salads, tapas, grilled vegetables, simply prepared chicken or lighter rice and pasta dishes.
Serve well chilled at around 8–10°C. There's no need to decant it — this is a wine designed to be opened, poured and enjoyed while its fruit and freshness are at their most expressive.
For more meal-led recommendations, visit our Rioja Food Pairing Guide.
Rivallana earns its place in our Ondarre range by doing something very simple particularly well. It gives us a fresh, approachable white Rioja that we can recommend without asking the customer to embrace oak, unusual winemaking or a more serious style of white wine.
That's also why we don't see it as a lesser version of Valdebarón. The two wines solve different problems. Rivallana is for freshness, fruit and easy drinking; Valdebarón is where we'd go for greater texture, individuality and complexity.
That distinction makes Rivallana a particularly useful bottle in a range we've stocked for years. It's recognisably an Ondarre wine in the sense that it clearly delivers what its style promises: uncomplicated, refreshing Rioja Blanco with enough character to make you want another glass.
If you enjoy Rivallana but would like to discover a more substantial expression of white Rioja, try Ondarre Valdebarón Rioja Blanco.
To compare it with other fresh, unoaked examples, browse our Non-Barrel-Fermented White Rioja wines. Or, if you're not yet sure which style suits you, browse our complete White Rioja collection.
To explore the producer more widely, browse our Bodegas Ondarre wines or read our Bodegas Ondarre guide.
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