Alonso & Pedrajo Suane Rosado Reserva 2020 NO20231101 With a base of Viura

With a base of Viura and small proportions of Garnacha Blanca and Malvasía de Rioja

As this dies down

Don't let the practicality fool you—this is real winemaking

as if they'd been around for generations

and seeds (of which 18 are secret)

Alonso & Pedrajo Suane Rosado Reserva 2020 NO20231101 With a base of ViuraThis is not a poolside rose. Alonso & Pedrajo, a young Rioja Alta project farming high altitude vines at the region's cool western edge, make their Suane rosado the old fashioned, serious way, with white and red grapes given skin contact and then aged in French oak. The result is pale salmon in the glass but structured and savory on the palate, with real texture and a mineral spine. It's a rose built for the dinner table rather than the aperitif hour.