{"title":"Labastida Rioja","description":"\u003cp\u003eWines from the top quality wine Cooperative Bodegas Labastida in Rioja Alavesa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaste all 5 of these wines for Free on Friday 30 October 2026 from 4pm-6pm at Regional Wines and Spirits, opposite the Basin Reserve in Mt Victoria Wellington.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"labastida-rioja-madurado","title":"Labastida Rioja Madurado","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"block-views-product-block\" class=\"block block-views\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"view view-product view-id-product view-display-id-block view-dom-id-dc1793115c316c1507922fd00c05ab43\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"view-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-field views-field-field-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"block-system-main\" class=\"block block-system\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"node-1452\" class=\"node node-product-page clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100% Tempranillo from vines with an average age of 15 years, fermented in steel and aged for 3 months in 80% American and 20% French oak.   Lighter in style and super easy drinking. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark ruby red, aromas of red cherry, lavender, and baked berries. Medium bodied, savoury core of dark berries, tobacco, peach and coffee, with smooth tannins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabastida is the 'new \u0026amp; old' name of the major co-op Montebuena winery in the coveted Alavesa sub-region of Rioja. Established in 1964 making modern styles of Rioja from old and well established vineyards.  Labastida takes its name of the town where it is based, between the Ebro River and the Sierra Cantabria mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Montebuena","offers":[{"title":"2023 \/ 750ml","offer_id":43507102416931,"sku":"AX-90230-23","price":22.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2705\/8786\/files\/LabastidaRiojaMadurado.jpg?v=1785375335"},{"product_id":"labastida-rioja-crianza","title":"Labastida Rioja Crianza","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmooth \u0026amp; rich classic Rioja.  \u003cspan\u003eMade from 95% Tempranillo, 5% Garnacha from vineyards with an average age of 25 years in the foothills of the Sierra Cantabria mountains. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePre-fermentation maceration for colour and aroma extraction, warm fermented in steel before aging in a mix of lightly toasted American and French oak for 12 months, bottled unfiltered, then aged in bottle a minimum of 12 months before release,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDeep purple colour, aromas of black cherry, cola, milk chocolate, and toasted hazelnut. Medium bodied, dark fruit with olive, cassis, cocoa, cardamom, and bay leaf, with a safisfying peppery finish. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e'Crianza' is a quality and aging designation that requires a minimum of 12 months of aging in small barrels, and a further year of bottle age before release.  Labastida wines are held back until ready to drink, 2022 vintage is drinking really well right now.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Montebuena","offers":[{"title":"2022 \/ 750ml","offer_id":43507121291299,"sku":"AX-90231-22","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2705\/8786\/files\/LabastidaRiojaCrianza.jpg?v=1785375861"},{"product_id":"labastida-rioja-reserva","title":"Labastida Rioja Reserva","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"block-views-product-block\" class=\"block block-views\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"view view-product view-id-product view-display-id-block view-dom-id-1694c0ef8e21a2ae6dde61e636868dca\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"view-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-field views-field-field-short\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"field-content\"\u003eBold \u0026amp; rich classic Rioja Reserva. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"field-content\"\u003eDeep regal red colour to the rim. Aromas of boysenberry, blackberry, bacon fat and white pepper with subtle floral and spicy lifts. Rich and full bodied, mouth-filling texture with meaty black fruits, tapenade, cumin, star anise, and mocha with a long oaky and spicy finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"block-system-main\" class=\"block block-system\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"node-1476\" class=\"node node-product-page clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e90% Tempranillo and 10% Garnacha and Graciano from 40+ year old vines. Steel ferment before 18 months aging in medium toasted 70% American \u0026amp; 30% French oak. Rests in bottle at least 20 months before release. Unfiltered wine, recommend decanting at least an hour before serving.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Montebuena","offers":[{"title":"2018 \/ 750ml","offer_id":43507124305955,"sku":"AX-90232-18","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2705\/8786\/files\/LabastidaRiojaReserva2018.jpg?v=1785376166"},{"product_id":"manuel-quintano-garnacha-cepas-viejas","title":"Manuel Quintano Garnacha Cepas Viejas","description":"\u003cp\u003eOld vine Garnacha (Grenache) from Rioja Alavesa from a selected old block of vines all over 50 years old. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDense red colour verging on purple, aromas of raspberry chocolte and stewed red fruits. Complex flavours of dense berry fruits, milk chocolate, cedar, cacao, balsamic, with rich drying tannins framed subtly by quality oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grapes are carefully selected using vibration and sorting tables. The stalks are removed from the grapes without squeezing them. Controlled, long macerations at low temperatures in stainless steel deposits with the cap submerged. The cap is kept moist using the delestage method in order to achieve the best and softest extraction of the polyphenols. Grapes are pressed using a vertical pneumatic press and the malolactic fermentation then takes place. Cold-hot temperature variations are used at specic times to help the malolactic fermentation process and the stabilisation of the wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine is aged for 12 months in barrels of new French oak, then clarified and bottled without filtration. The wine is kept in bottle for a minimum of another 12 months before release. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e- -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDon Diego Quintano y Quintano was born in Labastida, a village in the very heart of Rioja Alavesa. He returned to Rioja in 1783 and devoted his life to viticulture together with his younger brother Manuel. Their main interest was making wines aged in barrels, a new technique which was then unknown in Spain. in 1786 Diego sent his brother Manuel Quintano to Bordeaux to learn the barrel ageing methods used in the Medoc. In 1787 Manuel returned home with a recipe “to make wine as in Bordeaux”. With the first vintage in 1790, the Quintano brothers started the revolutionary winemaking of Tempranillo aged in barrels and were then even able to ship their wines to Cuba. Manuel Quintano and his brother Diego were the true revolutionaries and visionaries of Rioja. This range of wines was created in their honour in the village where they were born and worked. 50 hectares of premium, old vine vineyards make-up the estate behind this unique wine growing project.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montebuena","offers":[{"title":"2022 \/ 750ml","offer_id":43508235960355,"sku":"AX-90234-22","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2705\/8786\/files\/ManuelQuintanoGarnachaCepasViejas.jpg?v=1785377621"},{"product_id":"labastida-rioja-blanco","title":"Labastida Rioja Blanco","description":"\u003cp\u003ePale gold, aromas of lemon, dandelions, pineapple, and a hint of banana. Fresh and dry palate featuring nectarine, preserved lemon, and sage. Nice oily fatness in the mid palate with a long mineral finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade from Viura with a small amount of Tempranillo Blanco (a fairly new white mutation of red Tempranillo)... Grown at high altitude from old vines with an average age of 55 years. Cool fermented for 14 days at 14 degrees, with aging on fine lees for texture.  This is the key white grape of Rioja \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat makes up 70% of white plantings in Rioja. Outside of Rioja it is known as 'Macabeo' and is also one of the three core grapes made in Spain's sparking Cava wines. There is a also smidge grown in Southern France, but just 7% of the volumes in Spain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eViura changes in character significantly based on how the wine is made, if picked early, fermented at cool temperatures in steel it is crisp, aromatic, and floral. Picked later and fermented in barrel results in a fat, nutty, and honeyed wine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montebuena","offers":[{"title":"2025 \/ 750ml","offer_id":43524849827875,"sku":"AX-90233-25","price":22.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2705\/8786\/files\/LabastidaRiojaBlanco.jpg?v=1785387427"},{"product_id":"labastida-rioja-six-pack","title":"Labastida Rioja Six-Pack","description":"\u003cp\u003eSix wines from the high quality Wine Co-operative Bodegas Labastida, one of the jewels of Rioja Alavesa.  This box includes a mix of wines from different quality tiers, and includes one white Rioja, 4 Tempranillo wines, and one old vine Garnacha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 x Labastida Rioja Blanco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 x Labastida Rioja Madurado\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 x Labastida Rioja Crianza\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 x Labastida Rioja Reserva\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 x Manuel Quintano Garnacha Cepas Viejas (old vine Grenache) \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eWine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44104516075555,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2705\/8786\/files\/WineryoldlocationinLabastida.png?v=1793136095"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2705\/8786\/collections\/Labastida_town_and_vines.png?v=1793136325","url":"https:\/\/ewine.co.nz\/collections\/labastida-rioja.oembed","provider":"eWine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}