Bodegas Nestares Eguizábal, A Veredas Blanco, Rioja Oriental 2017

From a family-owned winery in Galilea in Rioja Oriental comes this leftfield co-fermented Sauvignon Blanc-Chardonnay. It’s fermented in American and French oak barrels with regular battonage before eight months maturation in barrel. It offers a delightful straw yellow hue which gives a clue to its predominant characters; ripe tropical fruit, iced tea and manuka honey. There’s a delicate rose petal note on the nose too and a medicinal hint on the finish.