Vina Ijalba, Rioja, Blanco Reserva 2020 Alsace Barrel Sample: 88-91 90 Robert

Barrel Sample: 88-91 90 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate The dark-colored 1999 Bonnes Mares has creamed mocha and black cherry aromas

It’s full-bodied with linear tannins that provide form and focus

I will say that this one did pretty well all by itself

(ST) 05/2007

(AG) (10/2021)

Vina Ijalba, Rioja, Blanco Reserva 2020 Alsace Barrel Sample: 88-91 90 RobertDecades before sustainability became a marketing line, Bodegas Ijalba was quietly planting vineyards in abandoned quarries on the outskirts of Logroo. What others saw as scarred land, they saw as a possibility: fractured stone, mineral rich soils, and a chance to restore something forgotten. From the beginning, Ijalba has set the standard for environmental awareness in Rioja. Organic farming, extensive recycling programs, and one of the regions