Country: Spain Region: Rioja
Varietal: 100% Viura
Category: White Wine Style: Dry
Producer: Bodegas Badiola
Description:For Las Parcelas Blanco we start from selected vineyards with an average age of around 50 years, which produce wines of notable complexity and length and need a few years in bottle to reach their fullness. Depending on the vintage, the wines mature the necessary time in the winery, using a combination of stainless steel, concrete tanks, used large-format barrels and wooden vats. Bideona wants to clearly express the character of the Viura without fermentation aromas. nor excessive use of wood.
Tasting Notes: Made from Viura grapes. Brilliant very pale straw almost water like core with a distinct greenish tinge around the edges. Elevated lime and green apple aromas infused with fresh herbs mix with hints of lemon and slatey mineral notes. Zesty lime, green apple and lemon fruits are underscored by crunchy saline infused acidity. Finishes dry with good tension. Some attractive slatey mineral and oyster shell elements linger on the long invigorating aftertaste.
Country: Spain Region: Rioja
Varietal: 100% Tempranillo
Category: Red Wine Style: Dry
Producer: Lopez de Haro
Description: La Bodega López de Haro is located in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, an emblematic village with a strong winemaking tradition on the banks of the river Ebro in the Rioja Alta. They made elegant, aromatic, classical, and very approachable wines with impeccable care, where tradition combines with innovation.La bodega is part of the Vintae Group, an innovative and dynamic enterprise that elaborate wine in eight different DOs in Spain. The group was founded in 1999 by Jose Miguel Arambarri, a passionate entrepreneur from La Rioja and a great connoisseur and enthusiastic of the wine world. Today, he leads the project together with his two sons, Ricardo and José Miguel, causing a revolution in the wine-growing industry by creating innovative wines that transmit passion and always keeping in mind new customer tastes and tendencies.
Tasting Notes: Complex nose with soft red fruits, toasted notes, and a touch of spice. On the palate, rich dark fruits with wonderful hints of spice and vanilla and a touch of well-integrated oak.
Food Matches: Grilled red meat, spicy cuisine, pasta with meat, pizza