Tentenublo Rioja Blanco 2022

Importer notes: An elegant white wine from an unusual blend of 30% Malvasía Riojana (aka Alarije), 30% Jaén Blanco, and 40% Viura, from one hectare of 45 to 67-year-old head-trained vines from four vineyards planted on shallow, calcareous marl soils on eroded slopes 550-620 meters altitude around the village of Viñaspre, in the Rioja Alavesa. Grapes were harvested manually then pressed gently with a manual basket press, fermented with native yeasts in a mix of 500L Hungarian and French oak barrels and in concrete tank, then aged on the lees for five months.