Solar de Randez Blanco 2022 (750 ml)

100% Viura Fermentation: Stainless Steel ABV: 13.5% Sustainable farming methods'Solar de Randez' roughly means the ‘House of Randez,’ which is an old family name of the estate ‘orcas’ refers to an old local tool that was used to turn up the dirt between rows in the vineyard.  Solar de Randez Blanco is made only from Viura (known as Macabeo in Catalunya) grapes, from Raimundo’s wife’s family vineyards that are now nearly 80 years old, creating a blanco which is a dynamite example of a fresh style of white Rioja. Coming from 4 vineyards equaling under 3 hectares, the grapes generally all face the south and sit on Rioja Alavesa’s famous calcareous clay soils. It sat on lees for three months with regular stirring, adding to the mouthfeel and balance of the wine before it was bottled and ready for the market. The wine did not undergo malolactic fermentation, and the finished result is elegantly crisp, but with texture and balance; accented by a lovely floral note, and loaded with sexy tree