Martinez Lacuesta Rioja Crianza 2020This is a modern wine from a very historic producer. Bodegas Martinez Lacuesta have been making wine since the late 1800s and three generations of the Lacuesta family have made the wine during this period. They are based in Haro in the Rioja Alta, the originator, Felix Martinez Lacuesta also represented producers in the set up of the Regulatory Body of the Rioja DO. They were a pioneering force in exporting Rioja wines, in the early 1900s, paving the

The colour is the glass is so welcoming - warm garnet with amber hints - and evidence of the slow ageing in stainless steel

It offers a rich and substantial mouthfeel

he then converted it to biodynamics in 2002

which can be supported thanks to the superb ripeness of the Chardonnay grapes

The area of Bussia is located inbetween the towns of Barolo and Serralunga right in the heart of the region

The grapes are carefully hand-picked and sorted before undergoing fermentation in stainless steel tanks with gentle skin contact

Shellfish's best friend

8 hectares

The wine's well-balanced acidity

and Valdiguie for this wine

The nose is full of ripe cherries and blueberries

fertilisers and herbicides in the vineyard