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FINCA LA EMPERATRIZ

The distinguished estate, Finca La Emperatriz, boasts a long and enviable history, with a deep noble heritage. The Empress Eugenie de Montijo, the wife of Louis-Napoleon Bonapart, Empress of France and daughter of the Count of Teba, once owned this estate. In the renowned 1878 Universal wine exhibition in Paris, she chose this wine from Finca La Emperatriz to represent Rioja and showcase its excellence to the rest of the world. One of the reasons for the wine's excellence is its location at the end of the Rioja designation, towards the north-west of the region. Grapes are grown at nearly 600 meters above sea level - one of the highest altitude plantings in the Rioja Alta region. Poor soil quality, rocky in nature, is ideal for grapes, with the resulting wine displaying unique finesse and minerality. The wines of Finca La Emperatriz can be aged for decades. The distinguished estate, Finca La Emperatriz, boasts a long and enviable history, with a deep noble heritage. The Empress Eugenie de Montijo, the wife of Louis-Napoleon Bonapart, Empress of France and daughter of the Count of Teba, once owned this estate. In the renowned 1878 Universal wine exhibition in Paris, she chose this wine from Finca La Emperatriz to represent Rioja and showcase its excellence to the rest of the world. One of the reasons for the wine's excellence is its location at the end of the Rioja designation, towards the north-west of the region. Grapes are grown at nearly 600 meters above sea level - one of the highest altitude plantings in the Rioja Alta region. Poor soil quality, rocky in nature, is ideal for grapes, with the resulting wine displaying unique finesse and minerality. The wines of Finca La Emperatriz can be aged for decades.