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Abel Mendoza Rioja DOCa Garnacha Blanca 2022
£32.99
- A thirst-slaking white Rioja from a small producer with a modern philosophy.
- Bright and fresh with orchard and citrus fruits and a touch of toast. With age it will develop caramel and almond complexity.
- The ideal match with grilled shellfish, asparagus spears with a poached egg, or soft cheeses.
- ABV: 14.5%
- Vintage: 2022
- Size: 75cl
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Grape Type:
Grenache Blanc -
Rioja
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Wine Category:
White -
Wine Style:
Dry and Crisp Whites -
At Its Best:
Now - End 2027 -
Winemaker:
Abel Mendoza
Other classifications
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Suitable
for Vegetarians -
Suitable
for Vegans
Find out more about Abel Mendoza Rioja DOCa Garnacha Blanca 2022
Find out more about Abel Mendoza Rioja DOCa Garnacha Blanca 2022
The Wine The Wine
Spain
Region:Rioja
Winemaker Abel Mendoza is something of an enigma. A perfectionist with no ambition to seek out fame and fortune. As such he spends no energy (or money) on marketing and has an aversion to anything related to wine guides, events and media. Instead he prefers to concentrate all his efforts on winemaking and tending to his vineyards. This means that his wines remain relatively unknown here in the UK - yet in Rioja his status is somewhat legendary.
The Winemaker The Winemaker
Abel Mendoza
Modest and passionate about his vineyards, Abel Mendoza and his wife Maite Fernández have been making understated wines in San Vicente de la Sonsierra (which is situated towards the border of Rioja Alta and Alavesa) since 1988. Each plot is cared for independently and harvested entirely by hand. The grapes planted are all indigenous including Malvasia, Viura, Tempranillo, Graciano and Garnacha Blanco. His wines could be described as modern in style as he only uses French oak and ages the wines for shorter periods than is traditional in Rioja. This is so he can express the fruit and the soil - he does not want to stamp the wines with any particular style or mark of his own other than his respect for the very natural quality of the grapes and for the magical places that they were grown.
"I believe that Garnacha Blanco has the potential to create very fine, elegant and flavourful white wines. This is why I have created this single varietal wine on our beautiful Rioja soils. Fermentation occurs in new French oak barrels and then it is allowed to rest there for just 5 months with stirring of the lees to add texture." - Abel Mendoza, Winemaker.
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