2021 | Aiurri 'Salas' | Rioja Grenache Blanc wonderfully nuanced Chardonnay

wonderfully nuanced Chardonnay

tobacco leaves and crème brûlée

then this will be a fine Margaux

apricot and peach

Befitting a serious Malbec

2021 | Aiurri 'Salas' | Rioja Grenache Blanc wonderfully nuanced ChardonnayFrom one plot of clonally biodiverse old vines growing in rocky soils planted to mostly Tempranillo with a healthy amount of Graciano, Monastrell, and other grapes, the 2021 Salas was harvested in two phases two weeks apart. Highly rich in balsamic and spicy black pepper, the grape juice is black at harvest and remains super dark inky in color. Violet aromas permeate the medium bodied core of earthy, crushed rock minerality from an intensely powerful