Rioja

Faustino V Blanco 2007

Faustino is one of those wines that just about everyone remembers for the packaging. It is quite old school, kind of like wicker baskets on Chianti bottles, but I kind of like it in a strange way. I have 6 different wines from Faustino in the tasting pile, so get used to this bloke’s face.

I’d not had the white or rosado from these guys before and I was very happy to find some honest and typical Riojan examples of young white and rose wine. This is unwooded Viura from 25 year old vines, fermentation is in stainless tanks.

A big woft of lemons on the first sniff, it mellows out with a bit pear and nettle with some freshly mown grass. Textural with more pear and cactus juice, nice linear acid and a long finish. Good with food or something a bit different out on the patio. 87 Pts.

Source: Broadway Liquor Distributors Price: $20 Closure: Cork

Web: www.bodegasfaustino.es