López de Haro, The Wine Society's Generation Series Rioja Blanco Reserva 2018
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Tasted by:
(at 67 Pall Mall, London, 21 Mar 2024)
Drinking Window: 2024 - 2028
Rightful tribute, part of the second release of The Wine Society's celebratory Generation Series, to the historical - and not enough appreciated - quality of aged white Rioja. López de Haro, regular collaborators of the Society, have produced this characterful iteration, showing equal amounts of richness and precision, with fruit (mostly Viura with small percentages of Malvasía, Tempranillo Blanco, Garnacha Blanca and Turruntés) from plots in Sonsierra and Alto Najerilla. Poised and nuanced, the ripe yellow apple, pear, frangipane and lemon curd flavours are carried seamlessly, rest on the mid-palate and persist in the long, spicy finish. Such great value.
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Producer
López de Haro
Brand
The Wine Society's Generation Series Rioja Blanco Reserva
Vintage
2018
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
Spain
Region
Northern Spain
Appellation
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
12.50%
Body
Medium
Oak
Oaked
Grapes
2% Malvasia
2% Tempranillo Blanco
90% Viura