Gómez Cruzado, Pancrudo Selección Terroir Rioja, 2021 Bannockburn thyme and cocoa

thyme and cocoa

white pepper and smoked bacon

fine acidity and Chardonnay’s clear line of white fruit and citrus

Style: Sparkling - Brut

The vineyard references to Barbarano and the use of Guyot and spurred-cordon training point to a wine made with some care rather than just knocked out as a generic house rosé

Gómez Cruzado, Pancrudo Selección Terroir Rioja, 2021 Bannockburn thyme and cocoaThe old bush trained Garnacha vines are planted in red ferrous clay soils in the rolling hills of Badarn (near the upper Najerilla), due south of Haro. The vineyards are north facing at around 650m altitude. The grapes are hand harvested into 20kg crates, and are sorted by hand at the winery. After fermentation in stainless steel, gently plunging the cap, malolactic fermentation takes place 65% in new French oak, and 35% in egg shaped concrete tanks.