Bodegas Hermanos Pecina Rioja Cosecha 2023 SF Chronicle - Past Pick with ripe red berry flavors

with ripe red berry flavors balanced by electric acidity and a long

well below the industry norm

white flower and limestone on the palate showcase the wonderful sweet qualities this agave is known for

fermented in barrel

Bodegas Hermanos Pecina Rioja Cosecha 2023 SF Chronicle - Past Pick with ripe red berry flavorsThe Pecia name usually signals old school Rioja wines aged for years in American oak by a man who cut his teeth at the legendary La Rioja Alta. The Cosecha is the fun, unoaked younger sibling. Pedro Pecia farms young vine Tempranillo from the estate's La Veguilla and Valseca parcels above San Vicente de la Sonsierra, and here he skips the barrel entirely to let the fruit do the talking. The result is a bright, juicy everyday red with real Rioja