La Mateo Rioja Tempranillo Vendimia 2022 Winemaker_Romain Cornin and grapefruit

and grapefruit

This case has just sold out - you can still buy 3 of the 4 wines individually here

He went on to include it in his top 12 wines of the year

And the 2020 is from a piece called ‘Fade Into You’ by Gill Button

La Mateo Rioja Tempranillo Vendimia 2022 Winemaker_Romain Cornin and grapefruitMateo Ruiz is a quiet guy, but he comes alive when talking about his super premium La Mateo range. He takes the top 5% of his grapes, and uses up 50% of his resources on them. Which means he takes his best grapes from his best vineyards, allocates his best oak barrels, and gives them all the time they need to age to perfection. Its from an underrated sub region of Rioja called Rioja Baja. Because of the higher altitude, 50 year old vines, and