Spain

Rioja

Full

Cork

White

Gran Reserva

This vibrates through the palate with electric energy and layered playfulness. It's a blend of 80% Viura and 20% Sauvignon Blanc, the former from vines more than 70 years old at 615m in Villalba. Fermented with native yeasts, the wine was transferred halfway through to finish in 228L French oak barrels, where it then aged initially for 12 months with weekly stirring, before moving again to a 500L French oak bocoy for a further 77 months of maturation. Salty almonds, caramel and honeycomb weave among red apple, nectarine, loquat and apricot. Nutty, meaty texture is offset by lively clementine and blood orange zest, with notes of sage, saffron and bergamot. At once so intellectual and so fun; just delicious. IS

Sauvignon Blanc

Viura

Alonso & Pedrajo, Suañé Melangé Gran Reserva Blanco, Rioja, Northern Spain, Spain, 2015

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This vibrates through the palate with electric energy and layered playfulness. It's a blend of 80% Viura and 20% Sauvignon Blanc

Alonso & Pedrajo, Suañé Melangé Gran Reserva Blanco, Rioja, Spain 2015

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