Bodegas Bhilar "Phinca Encanto" Rufete 2015, Salamanca

revival · mercurial · indigenous soul

In less heralded Rioja Alavesa, David Sampedro and Melanie Hickman have chosen the granitic and slate soils of Sierra Francia and Sierra de Quillamas to breathe life into the rufete grape which used to reign here before the tempranillo craze.

D.O.Ca. Rioja                Grapes: Rufete