Gomez Cruzado Pancrudo Rioja 2019Vintage 2019 Size 75cl ABV 15. 5% Tasting Note The Gmez Cruzado winery dates back to 1886 when Angel Gmez de Arteche started to produce and bottle his own wine in Haro, at the very heart of Rioja Alta. This was in the day when the wine trade between Rioja and France passed along the Tudela Bilbao line, and the key Rioja wineries were located around the station of Haro. The winery sits just 100m from the station to this day. One of Gomez Cruzado's

particularly ripe bananas

immediately conveying the pedigree of this balanced

The combination of these two varieties was complemented by a small quantity of Sousão

aged in concrete for 12-18 months

with a viscous entry that lacquers the mouth

A light aromatic wine with an abundance of juicy red fruit aromas

spicy juicy fruit and acidity combine well to finish

a harmonious crisp acidity and a beautifully long length

citrus and gentle tropical aromas lead on to a palate which is deliciously off-dry with flavours of ripe melon and sherbet lemon acidity

On the west side of Sicily close to Marsala

This a very aromatic and intensely flavoured wine true to its Marlborough origins

The flor in the barrels grows vigorously in these cellars so the wine is a little more nutty and toasty than the more appley and yeasty Manzanillas of Sanlucar