Dominio del Challao Rioja Virna 2022 Wine Bar | Sparkling & Cider Half-way between sec and demi-sec

Half-way between sec and demi-sec (dry and semi-dry)

A young wine with the structure and depth to reward patience

since its introduction

just ten percent of it new

Parigot-Richard is a sparkling wine specialist in Burgundy

Dominio del Challao Rioja Virna 2022 Wine Bar | Sparkling & Cider Half-way between sec and demi-secAn Argentine winemaker walks into Rioja. It sounds like a setup, but Manu Michelini of the Mendoza winemaking clan teamed up with Rioja native Carlos Fernandez in Labastida to farm old vines organically and biodynamically at around 600 meters, aging the wines in 12th century caves where the temperature and humidity simply don't move. Virna comes from the more vigorous sites: Tempranillo and Garnacha with a scattering of Mazuelo, Viura, Garnacha Blanca