Bodega Classica Rioja Hacienda López de Haro Reserva Blanco

Complex bouquet with marzipan and some oak. On the palate limestone minerals, some bitterness, pineapple, fresh acidity and a firm dose of oak.

Dinner with wines off the list (Rayuela) : Dark yellow colour. Lovely energy and verve - sometimes I think "what's the line between oxidised and oxidative" - well this makes it very clear, definitely oxidative, and also fresh as a daisy. I got a kind of tizery - estery? character in the middle. This was super.

A bit too oakey for me. Don't re-order.

Rich, big oak presence and a touch of oxidative character but some nice orchard fruit in the core Tasty and indulgent white rioja!