Banda Azul Crianza, Paternina
Ref. 1033
Bodegas Paternina made Hemingway's favourite Rioja and was also a favoured by the poet Robert Graves who kept a room full of it in his house in Deya, Majorca. This is benchmark Rioja Crianza with old oak and forest floor flavours mingled with touches of smoke and fungal fruit.
- Colour: Red
- Grapes: Grenache(Garnacha), Tempranillo
- Vintage: 2007
- Closure: cork
- Alcohol: 13%
- Other info: Federico Paternina Josué founded Bodegas Paternina as a company in 1896 in Ollauri, in the Alta region. Initially there were three cellars and approximately 1,000 American oak casks in which to age the wine. After brief expansion in the 1920s, the winery spent the best part of the 20th century producing moderately priced, everyday drinking Rioja. In 1984, it was acquired by Marcos Eguizábal Ramírez, who began a programme of investment and expansion, purchasing vineyards in both Jerez de la Frontera and Ribera del Duero. Today, Paternina makes a range of wines under a variety of labels, but the quest for quality and elegance is always maintained.
- Winery website: www.paternina.com
£8.99
or £8.54 when purchasing any 12 mixed bottles.