2021 Rioja Blanco
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A majority of Viura is blended with Garnacha Blanca in the 2021 Blanco, from the estate San Gregorio Vineyard. Medium-bodied, it has a rounded, elegant mouthfeel of dried nut and dried apricot, with memorable aromatics of toasted oak. It has a vibrantly fresh hint of saline and should continue to evolve over the next 10 years.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
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The white 2021 Blanco wants to go back to the traditional whites from Rioja with aging potential but keeping the floral and fruit-driven character using 500-liter barrels. It's mostly Viura, with 20% Garnacha Blanca, and it has a moderate 12.44% alcohol and amazing freshness and acidity parameters (pH 3.07 and 7.01 grams of acidity). This feels like a light vintage, and it's more herbal (fennel emerges with time...), balsamic and with a smoky touch. It has lower alcohol and, therefore, more noticeable acidity and ends with a dry, chalky finish. The oak is nicely integrated (they stopped using 225-liter barrels for this wine), and the palate is fine-boned, lively and lighter than in the initial vintages. 15,579 bottles produced. It was bottled in April 2023 after 12 months in 500-liter barrels and concrete vats.