Bodega Bhilar Blanco

Country: Spain Region: Rioja

Varietal: Viura & Garnacha Blanca

Vintage: 2022 Colour: White Style: Dry

Producer: Bodegas Bhilar

Description:

Bodegas Bhilar is a boutique winery located in Elvillar, Rioja Alavesa, run by husband and wife team, David Sampedro and Melanie Hickman. Their goal is to make terroir-driven wines with soul, respect the land, work only with indigenous grapes, and to share their unique wines with good people with positive energy.

David Sampedro is one of the best white wine producers in Rioja, so it’s worth buying anything he makes, even his entry point offering. 

This is a certified Organic and Biodynamic and aged in French oak barrels for 6 months.

Tasting Note

The wine has a dry and mineral rich profile with the strict palate limestone provides. The acidity of this high-altitude white is impressive, with 50% malolactic adding some creamy notes to the fresh, zesty, citrus and orange peel flavours.

Food Matching

Cheese, Fish and Foie Gras