Fincas de Azabache Tempranillo Blanco 2023
92 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team
92 POINTS: Cameron Douglas MS
90 POINTS: Tim Atkin MW
Highly Recommended: Decanter Magazine
"As the wine opens out in glass aromas and flavours of white fleshed fruits and chalky soil mineral qualities begin to emerge. Flavours of peach and apple, some lemon and white apricot are mixed with spice and earthy attributes. Medium+ acid line, dry, balanced and well made finishing with a fine lees texture and breadth. Best from 2024 through 2029+. Opens out nicely after 30 minutes, don’t chill more than 10 Celsius"
- Cameron Douglas MS
"We had never tasted a Tempranillo Blanco before so we were excited to take the top off this new arrival. The Fincas de Azabache Tempranillo Blanco offers a fresh and vibrant expression of this unique grape. Pale yellow with greenish hues, this wine bursts with aromas of orchard fruit—white peach, pear, and subtle citrus—alongside delicate floral notes. On the palate, it’s crisp and well-balanced with refreshing acidity, showcasing flavors of green apple, pear, and a hint of stone fruit. The clean, lingering finish makes it an excellent choice for pairing with seafood, light salads, or simply enjoying on its own as a refreshing aperitif. This has summer written all over it!"
- Wine Direct Tasting Team
Fincas de Azabache is a state-of-the-art cooperative, founded in December 1956 located in the town of Aldeanueva de Ebro, some 59km SE from Logroño. The Bodegas has 502 hectares of vines selected from the best family estates or ‘fincas’, grown in a continental climate between 350-600 metres above sea with both Atlantic and Mediterranean influences at the foot of Mount Yerga, which is at the heart of the driest sub-region of Rioja Oriental. Their soils are alluvial and ferrous clay, that provide the wines with unique terroir traits.
ABV: 13%