Las Tasugueras Blanco 2022

Lemon
Pear
Chalk

Lemon and tart pear with a chalky edge. It feels full across your tongue, with lively acidity keeping it moving. Made and aged in steel, this is white Rioja for a long lunch and a little curiosity.

You’ll notice a fuller feel than the bright citrus scent might suggest.

If you like lemony whites with plenty of body, try this Rioja made entirely in steel.

Spontaneously fermented with native yeasts and matured in stainless steel.

€26.50

Quantity

Delivery in NL €6.95, free from €60

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Eat this with it

AT THE TABLE

Baked hake with potatoes

The full body suits the potatoes and lemony freshness lifts the fish.

SOMETHING SIMPLE

Roast cauliflower with yoghurt

Zesty acidity matches the yoghurt while the body suits the roasted vegetables.

FOR SHARING

Chicken with preserved lemon

The citrus flavours link up and the full feel stands beside the chicken.

Also good

Try chickpeas with lemon and spinach; the full feel meets the chickpeas and the acidity lifts the greens.

Skip

Sweet coconut sauce would cover the tart pear and chalky detail.

Serve at

8–10 °C

The producer

Bodegas Moraza: Rioja told through the family’s own vineyards

Six generations of the Moraza family have grown vines around San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Ábalos. Their wines begin entirely in their own parcels, where altitude, exposure and native Rioja grapes shape each harvest. Organic cultivation follows biodynamic principles. In the three-storey cellar, gravity moves the fruit and native yeasts start fermentation in concrete: a practical way to keep handling gentle and the vineyards’ differences clear.

Grapes / sourcing: Estate-grown Tempranillo, Garnacha, Viura and other Rioja varieties.
Farming: Organic cultivation guided by biodynamic principles.
Winemaking: Spontaneous fermentation in concrete with native yeasts.
Terroir: Rioja Alta vineyards between 400 and 650 metres.
Cellar: Three storeys designed for gravity handling.
They talk about: Fruit, freshness and the character of individual parcels.