2021 | Bodegas Queirón Mi Lugar Tempranillo Blanco | Rioja | Spain Spring Mountain District The meaty density of this

The meaty density of this wine cannot be overstated

Blanc de Franc tricks the eye and the nose

starting with the older 2020 Bastarda that fermented with full clusters and had a long maceration and then matured in well-seasoned 500-liter French oak barrels

A remarkably detailed and expressive Chardonnay

2021 | Bodegas Queirón Mi Lugar Tempranillo Blanco | Rioja | Spain Spring Mountain District The meaty density of thisA rare grape found nowhere else on earth Tempranillo Blanco from a high altitude organic Rioja estate. Bodegas Queirn is the Prez family estate in Quel, Rioja Oriental, farming high altitude vines (600800m) transitioning to fully organic. "Mi Lugar" is their first white made from Tempranillo Blanco, a natural mutation indigenous and exclusive to Rioja, only permitted since 2007. It's a village wine (Vino de Municipio) and an homage to Quel itself: