Blanco Reserva Tres Viñas Rioja Viura Blend

I’ve had three bottles of this in the cellar for the last few years and, for no particular reason, haven’t touched them. Tonight I thought I’d pull the cork on one to enjoy with Manchego and Serrano ham, as an appetiser ahead of some Spanish cuisine at home tonight. I can’t recall where I bought these, but they weren’t expensive - and this wine certainly overdelivers for the price. It has a classical, fresh bouquet of blanched almonds, nectarines, and clementines. The palate is medium bodied, juicy, saline and fresher still, with a hint of orange bitters on the finish. Enjoyable stuff!

Deep golden yellow color, very powerful on smell with clear honey, aged peach, long, powerful, high acidity, fresh, very well balanced. It could probably age longer mixing viura, malvasia and white garnacha. A very good unknown one. 10€ per bottle in Spain, awesome! We paired it with boiled mussels and it increased both flavors.

Complex medium-bodied white with layers of honeyed hazelnut, lemon and lime glacé fruits, mineral, coconut, and a hint of white chocolate. Long finish.

I keep posting this, it is such a pqr killer! Widely available at around 18€ in the Netherlands. For my palate this is easy on premier/grand cru level. Worth seeking out!

All time favorite! Huge qpr crusher

Drinking in 2025. drink now will not materially improve with age.

Consistent with previous bottles and notes. Just love the rich, slightly oxidized style of vanilla drenched ripe yellow fruit, cedar and marzipan with a touch of sweetness. Good acidity and complexity.

A regular buy, this is clean, with sharp acidity. Nutty and round. Some salinity and bitters in the aftertaste. Excellent pqr at around 19€

always a stunning bottle of white Rioja from Baron de Ley. So much fun for a great price…

So good! Love it. Spicy