Dominio del Challao Rioja Virna 2022 Wine Bar | Sparkling & Cider That's the whole thesis behind

That's the whole thesis behind Ghostnote

Caffo’s Red Bitter is all at once familiar and distinct

whose wines have earned comparison to Krug while remaining distinctly his own expression of the Grand Cru village of Ambonnay

A young wine with the structure and depth to reward patience

half of which is Grand Cru and the other half 1er Cru

Dominio del Challao Rioja Virna 2022 Wine Bar | Sparkling & Cider That's the whole thesis behindAn Argentine winemaker walks into Rioja. It sounds like a setup, but Manu Michelini of the Mendoza winemaking clan teamed up with Rioja native Carlos Fernandez in Labastida to farm old vines organically and biodynamically at around 600 meters, aging the wines in 12th century caves where the temperature and humidity simply don't move. Virna comes from the more vigorous sites: Tempranillo and Garnacha with a scattering of Mazuelo, Viura, Garnacha Blanca