2014 Olivier Rivière "Jequitiba", Rioja Labastida

2014 topper i Rioja-smagning (hvidvine) maj 2016, mens 2013 fik hele 94p/100 af Parker. Desværre er der kun 4000 fl/år.  En magtfuld, men frisk hvid med en ren og skær aroma.

Olivier Rivière er fransk, men måtte til Spanien for at få opfyldt sin drøm om at skabe små mængder kultvin. Han har lært om biodynami hos bl.a. Leroy i Bourgogne, så metoderne er biodynamiske. Små mængder ægte kultvin! Jequitibá laves af især viura fra højtliggende marker i Rioja Alavesa. Koldpresset, lang gæring,  lagring 8-10 måneder i egefade. Navnet? Det brasilianske navn for Cariniana Legalis træet. Parker om 2013: "94p/100. The whole clusters are pressed and the must is fermented in oak barrels and then matured in contact with the lees in foudre and different-sized barrels with no bâttonage, then left to decant naturally and bottled in May-June. The nose is subtle with well-integrated oak, some citric hints (grapefruit) and a sense of minerality and harmony. The palate has electric acidity that makes you salivate. Rivière compares 2013 with 2008 and for comparison's sake he uncorked one, which right now is ready for prime-time drinking. It has developed very slowly with subtle honeyed aromas that can give an idea of how 2013 could develop." Også testvinder for hvid i Din Vinguide's smagning af ialt 49 vine fra Rioja.