Tasting Note
Peach, citrus and tropical fruit, then creamy notes and a little oak spice. Lively and weighty, balanced by bright acidity.
Drink it with: grilled fish, shellfish, garlic prawns or grilled squid.
The Winemaking
Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel, then four months on its lees in used French and American oak.
The Vineyards
Clay-limestone soils at around 400 metres, hand-picked in early October from some of the estate's oldest vines.
The Producer
Bodegas Manzanos sits on the Rioja–Navarra border, run by Victor Manzanos, the fifth generation of his family to make wine there. They own more than 250 hectares, including some of Rioja's oldest vines, and champion Tempranillo, Viura and Garnacha.
The Details
Tasting Note
Peach, citrus and tropical fruit, then creamy notes and a little oak spice. Lively and weighty, balanced by bright acidity.
Drink it with: grilled fish, shellfish, garlic prawns or grilled squid.
The Winemaking
Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel, then four months on its lees in used French and American oak.
The Vineyards
Clay-limestone soils at around 400 metres, hand-picked in early October from some of the estate's oldest vines.
The Producer
Bodegas Manzanos sits on the Rioja–Navarra border, run by Victor Manzanos, the fifth generation of his family to make wine there. They own more than 250 hectares, including some of Rioja's oldest vines, and champion Tempranillo, Viura and Garnacha.
The Details