Klein Constantia: stellar whites, sweet and dry 
Marqués de Riscal: Gehry hotel outshining solid Rioja and Rueda 
La Rioja Alta: benchmark classical Riojas especially top flight Gran Reservas 
Marqués de Murrieta: Rioja aristocracy built around Castillo Ygay 
CVNE: Combining volume and classical quality 
Contino: Château-style Rioja and Graciano pioneers 
£6; 13%
Redcurrant, strawberry and a hint of yeast / bread aromas. Reasonable degree of acidity on the tongue, but with lots of fruit and a degree of sweetness, which matched up well with a red pepper risotto (but didn’t match cod very well – even chilled).
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