2021 | Aiurri 'Salas' | Rioja Grenache Blanc Befitting a serious Malbec

Befitting a serious Malbec

wonderfully nuanced Chardonnay

It comes tearing out of the glass with rambunctious scents of creme de cassis

blue fruit

and black olive on the nose

2021 | Aiurri 'Salas' | Rioja Grenache Blanc Befitting a serious MalbecFrom one plot of clonally biodiverse old vines growing in rocky soils planted to mostly Tempranillo with a healthy amount of Graciano, Monastrell, and other grapes, the 2021 Salas was harvested in two phases two weeks apart. Highly rich in balsamic and spicy black pepper, the grape juice is black at harvest and remains super dark inky in color. Violet aromas permeate the medium bodied core of earthy, crushed rock minerality from an intensely powerful