Casa La Rad Blanco Rioja DOCa 2021
The Casa La Rad wines are made from their most valuable vineyard, the La Rad vineyard, with vines older than 35 years of age. The grapes are handpicked and carefully selected before spending 14 months in new French oak barrels and aged on its lees. This wine has an appealing mid-body that shows fresh and vibrant aromas of white peach, citrus, white flowers with mineral notes. Elegant and well balanced with a creamy texture. A gorgeous white from Rioja - a must try!
Wine Press Ratings
90 Points - Tim Atkin MW (2018 Vintage)
"One of the few whites in Rioja that's dominated by Chardonnay, with 30% Viura and 10% Malvasía for company, this is a deftly wooded Rioja Oriental blend showing grapefruit, pear and passion fruit flavours and appealing mid-palate texture from lees ageing. 2023-26"
Taste
This wine has a lot of body that shows fresh and vibrant aromas of white peach, citrus, white flowers and mineral notes. Elegant and well balanced with a creamy texture.
Blend
60% Chardonnay, 20% Malvasía, 20% Viura
About the Producer
This family-owned estate in the northern foothills of the Iberian Massif (Valle de Ocón) encompasses 2,000 acres; composed of 1,360 acres of indigenous wood with a mixture of species from mountain and Mediterranean environments, 272 acres of vineyards, and 37 acres of olive groves. The remainder of the estate is dedicated to growing almonds and cereal crops.
The winery's focus in production is to seek a balance between their activity and the local environment so as to sustain or improve its vitality and biodiversity. They see the environment as not just the part related to nature, but also that related to the human beings who live and work in those surroundings.
The Casa La Rad wines are made from their most valuable vineyard, the La Rad vineyard, with vines older than 35 years of age. The grapes are handpicked and carefully selected before spending 14 months in new French oak barrels and aged on its lees. This wine has an appealing mid-body that shows fresh and vibrant aromas of white peach, citrus, white flowers with mineral notes. Elegant and well balanced with a creamy texture. A gorgeous white from Rioja - a must try!
Wine Press Ratings
90 Points - Tim Atkin MW (2018 Vintage)
"One of the few whites in Rioja that's dominated by Chardonnay, with 30% Viura and 10% Malvasía for company, this is a deftly wooded Rioja Oriental blend showing grapefruit, pear and passion fruit flavours and appealing mid-palate texture from lees ageing. 2023-26"
Taste
This wine has a lot of body that shows fresh and vibrant aromas of white peach, citrus, white flowers and mineral notes. Elegant and well balanced with a creamy texture.
Blend
60% Chardonnay, 20% Malvasía, 20% Viura
About the Producer
This family-owned estate in the northern foothills of the Iberian Massif (Valle de Ocón) encompasses 2,000 acres; composed of 1,360 acres of indigenous wood with a mixture of species from mountain and Mediterranean environments, 272 acres of vineyards, and 37 acres of olive groves. The remainder of the estate is dedicated to growing almonds and cereal crops.
The winery's focus in production is to seek a balance between their activity and the local environment so as to sustain or improve its vitality and biodiversity. They see the environment as not just the part related to nature, but also that related to the human beings who live and work in those surroundings.
Original: $21.95
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$6.58Description
The Casa La Rad wines are made from their most valuable vineyard, the La Rad vineyard, with vines older than 35 years of age. The grapes are handpicked and carefully selected before spending 14 months in new French oak barrels and aged on its lees. This wine has an appealing mid-body that shows fresh and vibrant aromas of white peach, citrus, white flowers with mineral notes. Elegant and well balanced with a creamy texture. A gorgeous white from Rioja - a must try!
Wine Press Ratings
90 Points - Tim Atkin MW (2018 Vintage)
"One of the few whites in Rioja that's dominated by Chardonnay, with 30% Viura and 10% Malvasía for company, this is a deftly wooded Rioja Oriental blend showing grapefruit, pear and passion fruit flavours and appealing mid-palate texture from lees ageing. 2023-26"
Taste
This wine has a lot of body that shows fresh and vibrant aromas of white peach, citrus, white flowers and mineral notes. Elegant and well balanced with a creamy texture.
Blend
60% Chardonnay, 20% Malvasía, 20% Viura
About the Producer
This family-owned estate in the northern foothills of the Iberian Massif (Valle de Ocón) encompasses 2,000 acres; composed of 1,360 acres of indigenous wood with a mixture of species from mountain and Mediterranean environments, 272 acres of vineyards, and 37 acres of olive groves. The remainder of the estate is dedicated to growing almonds and cereal crops.
The winery's focus in production is to seek a balance between their activity and the local environment so as to sustain or improve its vitality and biodiversity. They see the environment as not just the part related to nature, but also that related to the human beings who live and work in those surroundings.
