If you like full-bodied, creamy, nutty wines with ripe-fruit flavour, then it`s your section. Try to pair such wines with fatty meat, creamy sauces or smoked fish. Delicious!
Voché Rioja Blanco
Regular price £20.95Lemon yellow colour which is clean and bright. A very expressive aroma with citrus and grapefruit, spices and vanilla scents. A fresh and very well balanced wine with balanced acidity and a long citrus finish.
Country: Spain
Region: Rioja
Grapes: Vuira (51%), Chardonnay (49%)
ABV: 13.5%
Kaori Rioja Ontanon 2022
Regular price £16.95Lemon yellow colour which is clean and bright. A very expressive aroma with citrus and grapefruit, spices and vanilla scents. A fresh and very well balanced wine with balanced acidity and a long citrus finish.
Country: Spain
Region: Rioja
Grapes: Viura
ABV: 12.5%
This Rioja winery, Ontañón, has called the wine "Kaori" (meaning "aroma" in Japanese) and is known for its Viura and Tempranillo blends, which are well-suited to Japanese cuisine, especially sushi and sashimi.
Abel Mendoza Garnacha Blanco 2020
Regular price £37.95This viscous, mouth-filling wine offers notes of toast, red and green apples, caramel and almond.
Fermentation in new French barrels and 5 months battonage until bottling.
Country: Spain
Region: Rioja
Grapes: Garnacha Blanco
ABV: 14%
The grand master of white Rioja, Abel Mendoza never fails to impress with his uniquely complex, old vine wines from small plots planted high up in the Alavesa. Tim Atkin MW often scores between 94-95 for this wine and past vintages received 95 points from Robert Parker. Sublime and a must for anyone serious about their wine.
Hacienda el Ternero 'La Pera' Rioja Blanco 2023
Regular price £15.95Bright straw yellow colour with brilliant greenish glints. Intense on the nose with tropical fruit, peach skin and citrus aromas. Balanced and well-structured on the palate with great acidity and a lengthy finish.
Country: Spain
Region: Castilla y Leon, Rioja Alta
Grapes: Viura, Garnacha Blanca
ABV: 13%
Food match: Shell fish or roast veg dishes.
Hacienda el Ternero is a village which dates back to 1077 when it belonged to the Santa Maria de Herrerea Monastery. Notably, it is the only vineyard of DOC Rioja that lies within the region of Castilla y León. In 2009, the village was bought by the current owner. The 60 hectares of vineyards are in the Rioja Alta and sit at an altitude of 650m
Jesús Madrazo Ermita de San Gregorio Blanco Reserva 2021
Regular price £39.95A stunning, rich, textured and complex barrel aged white Rioja.
Country: Spain
Region: Rioja
ABV: 13%
Grapes: Viura and Malvasia
Food match: roast duck or partridge. Perfect pairing for Thanksgiving or Christmas Turkey and all of the trimmings.
