Bodegas las Orcas - Solar de Randez Rosado
Bodegas las Orcas is a small, family-owned and operated winery in the Rioja Alavesa region of Spain. The winery dates back to the year 1900 in the medieval town of Laguardia, where the family wines were made in their traditional cellar underneath the town until the construction of their new bodega happened just outside the town walls in 1999. Raimundo and his wife Cristina run the winery today and make remarkable Rioja wines using only fruit from their own family vineyards. The vineyards are tended naturally without the use of artificial fertilizers or pesticides, and the wines are fermented using native yeasts and absolutely minimal filtration (also, all the wines are vegan friendly). This is exceptional Rioja that brings together historic practices in the cellar, while also taking advantage of some more modern techniques, all while offering great value for authentically made wine from an area where large production has become a norm.
Solar de Randez Rosado is made in the Provenzal style, veering away from the typical ‘Spanish’ approach to bigger rosé wines, and venturing into the more ‘French’ approach of lighter body and fruit. Lovely and pale in color, this rose is made primarily from Tempranillo to give depth in structure and fruity earth, and blended with Garnacha for freshness, and old vine Viura to add incredible aromatics and lift to this lovely Rosado. The Tempranillo and Garnacha were co-fermented together, and after malolactic fermentation is complete, it is blended with the Viura before it was bottled, resulting in gorgeous aromas and flavors.
This Rosé has lovely red fruit with a great depth of minerality and overall personality; vibrant berries, fresh herbs, and clean acid to accentuate it all.
Pair it with light salads, tapas, paella and also grilled shrimp.
Region: Rioja Alavesa, Spain
Grape: 70% Tempranillo 15% Garnacha 15% Viura
Vintage: 2023
750 ml
Bodegas las Orcas is a small, family-owned and operated winery in the Rioja Alavesa region of Spain. The winery dates back to the year 1900 in the medieval town of Laguardia, where the family wines were made in their traditional cellar underneath the town until the construction of their new bodega happened just outside the town walls in 1999. Raimundo and his wife Cristina run the winery today and make remarkable Rioja wines using only fruit from their own family vineyards. The vineyards are tended naturally without the use of artificial fertilizers or pesticides, and the wines are fermented using native yeasts and absolutely minimal filtration (also, all the wines are vegan friendly). This is exceptional Rioja that brings together historic practices in the cellar, while also taking advantage of some more modern techniques, all while offering great value for authentically made wine from an area where large production has become a norm.
Solar de Randez Rosado is made in the Provenzal style, veering away from the typical ‘Spanish’ approach to bigger rosé wines, and venturing into the more ‘French’ approach of lighter body and fruit. Lovely and pale in color, this rose is made primarily from Tempranillo to give depth in structure and fruity earth, and blended with Garnacha for freshness, and old vine Viura to add incredible aromatics and lift to this lovely Rosado. The Tempranillo and Garnacha were co-fermented together, and after malolactic fermentation is complete, it is blended with the Viura before it was bottled, resulting in gorgeous aromas and flavors.
This Rosé has lovely red fruit with a great depth of minerality and overall personality; vibrant berries, fresh herbs, and clean acid to accentuate it all.
Pair it with light salads, tapas, paella and also grilled shrimp.
Region: Rioja Alavesa, Spain
Grape: 70% Tempranillo 15% Garnacha 15% Viura
Vintage: 2023
750 ml
Bodegas las Orcas is a small, family-owned and operated winery in the Rioja Alavesa region of Spain. The winery dates back to the year 1900 in the medieval town of Laguardia, where the family wines were made in their traditional cellar underneath the town until the construction of their new bodega happened just outside the town walls in 1999. Raimundo and his wife Cristina run the winery today and make remarkable Rioja wines using only fruit from their own family vineyards. The vineyards are tended naturally without the use of artificial fertilizers or pesticides, and the wines are fermented using native yeasts and absolutely minimal filtration (also, all the wines are vegan friendly). This is exceptional Rioja that brings together historic practices in the cellar, while also taking advantage of some more modern techniques, all while offering great value for authentically made wine from an area where large production has become a norm.
Solar de Randez Rosado is made in the Provenzal style, veering away from the typical ‘Spanish’ approach to bigger rosé wines, and venturing into the more ‘French’ approach of lighter body and fruit. Lovely and pale in color, this rose is made primarily from Tempranillo to give depth in structure and fruity earth, and blended with Garnacha for freshness, and old vine Viura to add incredible aromatics and lift to this lovely Rosado. The Tempranillo and Garnacha were co-fermented together, and after malolactic fermentation is complete, it is blended with the Viura before it was bottled, resulting in gorgeous aromas and flavors.
This Rosé has lovely red fruit with a great depth of minerality and overall personality; vibrant berries, fresh herbs, and clean acid to accentuate it all.
Pair it with light salads, tapas, paella and also grilled shrimp.
Region: Rioja Alavesa, Spain
Grape: 70% Tempranillo 15% Garnacha 15% Viura
Vintage: 2023
750 ml