Dominio del Challao Rioja Virna 2022 0426JACKSON they are committed to supporting

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native-yeast fermented over 15-20 days of gentle maceration

Domaine Robert Ampeau has one of the strangest business models in Burgundy: they will not sell you the wine until they think it is ready

8) and the vintage (2022)

Dominio del Challao Rioja Virna 2022 0426JACKSON they are committed to supportingAn Argentine winemaker walks into Rioja. It sounds like a setup, but Manu Michelini of the Mendoza winemaking clan teamed up with Rioja native Carlos Fernandez in Labastida to farm old vines organically and biodynamically at around 600 meters, aging the wines in 12th century caves where the temperature and humidity simply don't move. Virna comes from the more vigorous sites: Tempranillo and Garnacha with a scattering of Mazuelo, Viura, Garnacha Blanca