2020 Finca Valdepoleo Rioja, Bodegas Y Viñedos Pujanza

Deep ruby with garnet edges, Finca Valdepoleo offers aromas of ripe plum, black cherry and blackberry, lifted by violet, spice and a touch of graphite. The palate is refined and harmonious with dark fruit flowing smoothly into fine-grained tannins, with a mineral edge and fresh acidity carrying it all to a long, elegant finish. Balanced and poised, it shows the modern face of Rioja.

For when: you want a wine that feels composed from start to finish.
Pairs with: roast lamb, game birds, or aged Manchego.
If this wine were a mood, it’d be calm confidence – assured but never loud.

Pujanza, based in Laguardia in Rioja Alavesa, is known for expressing vineyard character with clarity and finesse. Finca Valdepoleo is sourced from a single 40-year-old vineyard at 630m altitude, planted entirely to Tempranillo on limestone-clay soils. It’s a wine of place, precision, and understated power.