Solar de Randez Rosado 2023 (750 ml)

​The Solar de Randez Rosado is made in the Provenzal style, veering away from the typical ‘Spanish’ approach to bigger rosé wines, and venturing into the more ‘French’ approach of lighter body and fruit.  Beautifully pale in color, and made from Garnacha for a solid structure and fresh fruit, Tempranillo for balance and elegance, and a portion of Rai’s old vine Viura to add incredible aromatics of this lovely Rosado.  After alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel, the wine was bottled and results in gorgeous aromas and flavors.  This Rosé has lovely red fruit with a great depth of minerality and overall personality.

Bodegas las Orcas is a small, family-owned and operated winery in the Rioja Alavesa region of Spain.  All the way back to the year 1900 in the medieval town of Laguardia, the family wines were made in their traditional cellar underneath the town, until the construction of their new bodega happened just outside the town walls in 1999.  Raimundo and his wife Cristina run the winery today and make remarkable Rioja wines using only fruit from their own family vineyards.  The vineyards are tended naturally without the use of artificial fertilizers or pesticides, and the wines are fermented using native yeasts and absolutely minimal filtration (also, all the wines are vegan friendly).  As a result, they make exceptional Rioja that brings together historic practices in the cellar, while also taking advantage of some more modern techniques, all while offering great value for authentically made wine from an area where large production has become a norm.

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