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 
€31.08; 14%
The first time I have definitively smelled butterscotch on a wine. Other aromas of vanilla, butter and passion fruit as well. Flavours of apricot and butterscotch again with a rich, smooth feel, followed by refreshing acidity, to the point that I hadn’t realised it was 14% ABV. Very pleasant drinking as an aperitif, but doesn’t really match up to chargrilled lamb!! Straw-gold colour.
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