Bodegas Franco-Espanolas Rioja Royal Reserva 1970 NO20230719 Biodynamically farmed and vinified with

Biodynamically farmed and vinified with gentle extraction

spending close to a month of the skins in large open topped oak vats

" gives Gamay a depth and mineral bite you won't find elsewhere in Beaujolais

Fermentation: Open air in pine vats

just west of Givry

Bodegas Franco-Espanolas Rioja Royal Reserva 1970 NO20230719 Biodynamically farmed and vinified withFounded in 1890 by a Bordeaux native, Bodegas Franco Espaolas represents a unique moment in Rioja's historyFrench winemaking expertise arriving to replant vineyards devastated by phylloxera. By 1970, the winery was wholly Spanish, yet the Bordeaux legacy lived in its classical approach. This Royal Reserva from that spectacular vintage embodies extended aging and wines that improve for decades. The year Rioja earned its official DO statuswinemakers