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Space Clarete

Gómez Cruzado
KármánWines
Clarete 2025
Rioja DOC
Viurra 70%, Garnacha 30%
Organic, biodynamic, grapes are from the Del Río Cárdenas valley
Haro, Spain

Ever so translucent light orange-pink coral that blushes more over time. Sniffing and it’s so light all around. Give it a moment and strawberries & cherries appear along with a little fruity memory of childhood jelly beans followed by red currants, and gentle tiny roses. All of the sniffs are in the sip. The cherries & red currants pump it up with a crisp spark, along with raspberries, a lick of mineral & teeny dash of salt on back. It’s light on its feet, clean and fresh just like a perfect Spring day!

Pairs with Cheez-It’s: don’t ruin the moment

KármánWines is Gómez Cruzado’s young wine project that blends a modern flair with old school Rioja traditions, or as they say, it’s “an attempt to define a boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space”, which is boldly displayed on their eye catching label that hosts wine imbibing astronauts floating in space. Now how on earth do they get that wine past their helmets is a mystery to me. 🤣 I recommend going on this light red & white co-ferment flight that will take your terrestrial tastebuds into their interstellar orbit. 🚀

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Stumbling Upon a Rare Find

Bodega Viña Ijalba
Tempranillo Blanco 2020
Rioja DOC
1st ecological certified winery in Rioja, native yeasts, native grape
Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
Founder: Dionisio Ruiz Ijalba and his winemaking family

Shimmering yellow with green hints. Scents of coconut sunshine and reminds me a little bit of a piña colada (oh no now that song is stuck in my head), wisteria, orange blossoms, pineapple, bananas, lemon/lime, and Valencia oranges. Sipping lemons, limes, pineapple, and as it rolls around a smidge of honeysuckle nectar with slate and a shake of salt. It’s crisp, and a tropical vacation in a bottle.

Pairs with Cheez-It’s: oh yeah baby this is a good one

Tempranillo Blanco is one youngster of a mutant. I guess you could say it was born on 1988, or at least discovered in a vineyard in Murillo de Río Leza. Seriously what an amazing thing to be checking out your vineyard and in a sea of bluish-purple you stumble upon a bunch of yellowish golden beauties. Viña Ijalba was the lucky winery that were first to introduce this as a single varietal (along with Maturana Blanco, Graciano and Maturana Tinta). They worked with the Rioja government and university research to revitalize these native grapes. Also their vineyards were built on old rocky and poor soil so the vines have to go deep for water which may cause low yields but better. Quality is more important than quantity to this family, which makes me love them even more.

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