La Rioja Alta Selección Especial Gran Reserva 904 2015One of the great old estates of Rioja, La Rioja Alta began in 1890 when five Riojan and Basque families merged their vineyard holdings and established a winery in Haro

Chacra was created by Piero Incisa della Rocchetta in 2004 with the intention of finding the most unobstructed expression of the climate

and cherry blossom also in play

Amongst them was Maurice Colrat de Montrozier

Made from alpine herbs and the root of Chinese rhubarb

is by hand

5 months spent in exclusive French wine casks

and on first blush it is heady on the nose with tannin and wood oil notes

accented by white pepper spice

condensed coconut milk and vanilla

Great with salty snacks and cheeses

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and papaya