Vinos del Panoramico Rioja Blanco

Brand new to the US, but very prominent on Michelin-starred tables across Europe and the UK are the brilliant wines of Panoramico. Daniel Rodriquez began Panorámico with his cousin, Alejandro, who left his post at Pingus to begin this project focused on reclaiming tiny parcels of old vines in La Rioja Alta.

Their small lots are made alongside Daniel’s father Miguel Ángel Rodriquez of Bodegas Vinícola Real. Accessing several half-hectare parcels of indigenous varieties across the high elevation “Alto Najerilla” (above 720 meters) and “majuelos” (old vines, many over a century old) in the more complex and structured terroir of the “Iregua Valley”. In addition to organic farming, hand-harvesting, rigorous selection, and everything else you’d want from a true vigneron — particularly Daniel’s aversion to American oak and preference for 500-liter lightly toasted French oak demi-muids that elevate the terroir and offer Rioja with juicy, drinkable fun.

The estate's Blanco is a blend of 50-year-old Viura and Malvasia from some of the most elevated vineyards in Rioja Alta. Fermented and aged in French oak, the finished wine is a brilliant expression of modern White Rioja. Wonderful aromas and flavors of citrus, Anjou pear, delicate white florals, and spice inform the nose and palate of this balanced and silky white wine. Bravo!