Rioja

Bodegas Beronia Viura 2006

I’ve been flat out lately, both at work and home, with the start of the new financial year and all. I’ve got plenty of tasting notes in my notebook, just no time to write them up. I’ll hopefully clear out the back log this week. So, on to the wine. This is a fresh and zippy white Rioja, perfect with something fishy or lemony. I like the traditional style label too.

light in colour, the nose shows lemon with some white flowers, candied lemon and lime peel and some musky grapefruit. A fairly serious drink, not the kind of thing you can ignore. It’s textured to start, but with a zippy acid backbone on the finish that leaves a tangy finish. Minerally and complete, there is some lemon and nettle too. Perfect for snacking on small fish or something salty. 88 Pts.