Vina Ijalba, Rioja, Blanco Reserva 2020 Rhone Blanc From organically grown grapes

From organically grown grapes

93 Burghound

cracked pepper

It was also a low-yielding year

saline and flavorful

Vina Ijalba, Rioja, Blanco Reserva 2020 Rhone Blanc From organically grown grapesDecades before sustainability became a marketing line, Bodegas Ijalba was quietly planting vineyards in abandoned quarries on the outskirts of Logroo. What others saw as scarred land, they saw as a possibility: fractured stone, mineral rich soils, and a chance to restore something forgotten. From the beginning, Ijalba has set the standard for environmental awareness in Rioja. Organic farming, extensive recycling programs, and one of the regions