2016 Remelluri Rioja Reserva Loire White and old vines

and old vines

before the Sonoma Coast was realized as having potentially the best terroir in the county for Burgundian varieties

from using native yeasts

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2016 Remelluri Rioja Reserva Loire White and old vinesRemelluri is a single estate Rioja in the Alavesa subzone, farming organically at high elevation. The Rodrguez family has been making wine here since 1971, bucking the trend of blending fruit from all over the region. This is estate grown Tempranillo with some Garnacha and Graciano. Traditional winemaking, aged in French oak. Red cherry, leather, tobacco. Some spice and dried herbs. The fruit has aged into something more savory than sweet. Tannins are