The Rioja is one of the wines featuring in our wine tasting with Ed Adams MW of LA Bascula. See wine notes below:
The Charge evokes the criss-crossing of Rioja by medieval knights and pilgrims on the Santiago de Compostela trail.
Working with the excellent Rodolfo Bastida of Bodegas Ramón Bilbao in Haro, Rioja Alta, we have crafted a wine with excellent red berry and spicy fruit with refreshing acidity balanced by fine vanilla flavours from oak maturation. The Charge red is made from grapes from all over the Rioja region – 75% Tempranillo, 25% Garnacha. 4 different vineyard blocks were used and the wine was aged for an average 9 months in a mix of French and American oak barrels.
The wines will be accompanied by a selection of Spanish nibbles, from a wonderful Jamon de Cebo to Spanish tortilla, with pan Catalan and a locally made English style Manchego cheese called Sheep Rustler! How does that sound to you?
