White wines from Rioja deserve more attention than they get. Whereas these wines used to be heavily oaked, modern ones, such as CVNE's blanco are unoaked. They are typically made from the Viura grape (locally called Macabeo), sometimes with the addition of Malvasia and/or Garnacha Blanca. This one is 100% Viura. A previous vintage made the Wine Spectator list of Top 100 Wines: “This focused white shows bright, juicy flavors of white peach and Meyer lemon with herbal and mineral accents. The texture is quite rich, but crisp, citrusy acidity keeps this lively.”