EXOPTO Rioja Rosado
2024 • 750ml • 12.0%
- Spain > Rioja
- Garnacha Tinto, Tempranillo
- Poached salmon with watercress
Hello new-wave Rioja rosado. You're nice. A very pretty strawberry and watermelon tinged palate that engages the appetite almost immediately upon first sip. You'll be back for more, get a bottle.
COLIN'S NOTE
Made from garnacha, the classic grape from Rioja rosado, but given the Provence-style short maceration, with a Riojana twist of Tempranillo.
IN SHORT
New-wave, show-stopping Rosé Rioja
Exopto
Exopto is the Rioja house you need to know. Founded in 2003 by Frenchman Tom Puyaubert, it’s all about bringing old vines back to life on the wild slopes of Sierra Cantabria and Monte Yerga. Think horse-drawn ploughs, hand work in the vineyard, and a mix of Tempranillo, Garnacha and Graciano from gnarly old bush vines. Tom’s mission is simple — make Rioja that’s honest, artisanal and a bit rebellious, with real personality in every bottle.
