Martinez Lacuesta Rioja Crianza 2003 Sonoma a fruit of Mediterranean origin

a fruit of Mediterranean origin

high-acid white like this wants clean

and treats that extremity as the point rather than a problem to work around

François Mikulski is emphatic that too much wood buries the terroir

Savor the sweet complexity of Pyramid Scheme Chardonnay 2021

Martinez Lacuesta Rioja Crianza 2003 Sonoma a fruit of Mediterranean originThe Land Bodegas Martnez Lacuesta sits in Haro, the historic wine capital of Rioja Alta, in the cool northwestern corner of the region where the river Ebro bends and the climate turns continental. This is the highest, coolest, most Atlantic influenced part of Rioja, and it is what gives the wines of Haro their freshness and their ability to age. The house draws Tempranillo and its traditional partners from vineyards on the right bank of the Ebro