2019 Rioja Gran Reserva, Bodegas Ondarre Great Wines the powerhouse grapes of Puglia

the powerhouse grapes of Puglia

while twelve months in large French oak foudres brings texture without blurring the wine’s edges

then moves into fresh mint

The Chardonnay grapes are sourced from two parcels of vines

bringing out savoury notes of mushroom broth

2019 Rioja Gran Reserva, Bodegas Ondarre Great Wines the powerhouse grapes of PugliaThe Velvet Hour in Rioja Bodegas Ondarre makes exceptional value Rioja it amazes us every time we drink their wines, how they can make wines of quality for these prices! This is Rioja with its jacket off, fire lit and stories ready. Warm, generous and beautifully mellow, it opens with red cherry, baked plum and dried fig, then drifts into vanilla, cedar, tobacco, leather and sweet spice. There is that unmistakable Gran Reserva calm here, the sense of