Gran Cerdo, Blanco, 2025

£13.90

Declassified Rioja white from The Wine Love: mainly Viura with a dash of experimental varieties. Native-yeast fermented, cement-aged, unfined and unfiltered for bright, zesty fruit.

green apple
citrus
white flowers
peach

At a glance

Producer: The Wine Love
Region: Rioja Alta
Grape: Viura Muscat Tempranillo Blanco Riesling Petit Manseng Gros Manseng Sauvignon Blanc Verdejo
Country: Spain
Wine type: White
Alcohol: 12.5%
Size: 75.0cl
Farming: Organic — practising Biodynamic — practising

Taste profile

Acidity: High
Tannin: Low
Sweetness: Dry

What to eat with it

grilled sardines with lemon
Spanish tortilla
prawn and garlic tapas
roast chicken with herbs

How to serve it

Serve: Cool (10–12°C)

Why Cave selected it

A perennial best-value natural Rioja white: minimal intervention, crisp orchard-fruit profile, and versatile food pairing at an approachable price.

About the wine

Gran Cerdo wines are all about the purest expression of fruit with whole bunch fermentation, no filtration, no stabilization and minimal sulphur. They are are classic for a reason.

About The Wine Love

Headed by the two free-spirits, Gonzalo Gonzalo and Mar Mota. Gonzalo Gonzalo was born in Logroño, the capital city of La Rioja, Spain. His family’s vineyards, where he spent a great deal of his childhood, are just west of there in the town of Fuenmayor. He says that he was raised among the grape vines there. After finishing university, where he studied biology and oenology, he was able to travel and come in contact with a number of smaller winemakers in France and Italy, where he learned about new grape varieties and methods of production. Upon returning to Spain, Gonzalo Gonzalo worked as a winemaker in a large, industrial winery briefly before leaving it in 2003 to pursue his personal desire to create natural wines.

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