▸ Strawberry. Pear. Limestone.

▸ Old vines. 520 m altitude.

▸ Ready for lemon risotto.

Short saignée bleed from old Alto Najerilla Garnacha ferments cool in steel, then rests on lees for texture. The pale colour hides brisk acidity and flavours of strawberry lollipop, pear and a hint of nectarine—ideal after-work balcony pour.

Old-vine Garnacha from Rioja’s Alto Najerilla highlands, picked at 520 m, is bled off after minutes on the skins—no oak, just a short lees stir. Consultant Julien Viaud pushed for this tank-fermented style to show limestone precision. Strawberry, pear and a dry, tensile finish make the point.