Rioja Blanco “Zuria”, Hontza 2022 (Rioja, Spain)

70% Viura, 30% Calagreo. Calagreo is a rare indigenous variety to the area, sometimes known as Cazagal and possibly comparable to Macabeo, but with more acidity. The grapes for these wines are taken from 30-80 year-old vines on clay-limestone soils at 650m elevation, pruned in the gobelet style. Thegrapes are macerated on the skins five days, then the wine is pressed off. Fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks. Unfined, unfiltered, zero SO2