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THE RUSH OF RIOJA
Senior Editor Zekun Shuai was in Rioja throughout a lot of the month, together with his first cease within the city of Haro and the famend producer Lopez de Heredia, whose white Gran Reserva from the wonderful 2004 classic was some of the spectacular wines he has tasted from Rioja, if not all of Spain – a vinous, deep and distinctive wine with notes of waxed lemons, white macadamia nuts, saffron, candy potato and delicate smokiness
From Rioja’s wonderful 2021 classic, Roda’s flagship Cirsion was a transparent winner and probably the greatest Cirsions ever, Zekun stated. The newest iteration of the wine has a barely larger share of graciano (14 %) that brings out its nervy, spicy facet, with supreme polished tannins, depth, size and freshness additionally coming to the fore.
Zekun additionally visited Ribera del Duero to style their new releases, with Vega Sicilia on the forefront of wineries showcasing their supreme consistency of high quality throughout vintages. Their Vega Sicilia Ribera del Duero Unico 2015 is “hanging for its steadiness, complexity and finesse of tannins, with Its size merely awe-inspiring,” Zekun stated. In the meantime, their coming 2025 launch of the Unico Reserva Especial NV – composed of the 2011, 2012 and 2013 vintages – guarantees a extra refined expertise, with its spectacular size and powdery tannins akin to “a sheet of velvet.”
And Frenchman Bertrand Sourdais has been making a big mark in Ribera del Duero together with his Dominio de Es venture, specializing in Atauta’s distinctive terroirs via his wonderful La Mata and La Diva wines, that are each limited-production set items of round 1,000 bottles every.
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