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Wine Spectator (90 points)

direct streak of complex flair

currant on the palate

Mayela Rioja Tinto, 2024 Swartland BIODYNAMIC) Sustainably farmedBright berry compote, juicy, with hints of sweet purple flowers. Palate is fresh with a mineral edge and underlying notes of cocoa. The Mayela project by Bideona reinterprets Rioja Alavesas grower tradition with a modern twist. Unlike Cosechero wines that are made via carbonic maceration, Mayela seeks to preserve the freshness and purity of the terroir from the slopes of the Sierra Cantabria using stainless steel and concrete (no oak) and only light