2024 Carlos Sanchez Buradon Las Plegarias Blanco Rioja DOCa, Spain Duckhorn Vineyards This Champagne is wonderfully rich

This Champagne is wonderfully rich on the nose

Lots of crunchy and delicious fruit with dark plum and crushed stone character

ending with a resonant aftertaste

and plum skins

this expressive and supple white is harmonious and ready to enjoy yet should develop well over the next five to seven years

2024 Carlos Sanchez Buradon Las Plegarias Blanco Rioja DOCa, Spain Duckhorn Vineyards This Champagne is wonderfully richThis is herbal in character, with aromas of yuzu and lemon. Precise and long on the palate, it gradually builds texture and density towards the finish where notes of stone fruit emerge. A sapid texture persists throughout, giving the wine both persistence and depth. Linear in profile, yet with impressive texture and length. This comes from a viura parcel planted in 1960. Macerated for 24 hours, pressed with a vertical press and fermented and aged in