Carlos Rodriguez Bargondia Claudio Rioja Crianza 2017
About the wine
Silky-smooth Rioja with a feel-good story behind it
- We first heard Claudio’s story in the summer of 2019 when a hip operation had left him struggling to manage his vineyard and a winemaker friend stepped in to help. That friend was our very own Carlos Rodriguez...
- Claudio had previously sold all his juice to the big wineries for supermarket blends but Carlos realised straightaway that the grapes were too good for that so he sent us some samples and we couldn’t say yes fast enough!
- From the finest 40 year old Tempranillo vines comes this single vineyard Rioja that’s brimming with intense fruit, vanilla and chocolate aromas and flavours. The finest oak aging delivers a silky-smooth finish too so grab and glass and tuck straight in, knowing you have made an old man's dreams come true.
Best before
Drink now to 2024
Serving advice
Open/decant one hour before or decanting
Food match
Roasted meat, BBQs meats, stews, great option for tomato sauce pasta dishes and cheeses
Contains sulphites
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Carlos Rodriguez
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Carlos is a highly-respected consultant oenologist, which means he travels all over Spain making other people’s wines taste delicious. He always dreamed that he could start his own winery and make wines with his name on the bottle but he was never able to raise the funds, and he used to joke that he’d need to take a gun to a bank to get the cash he needed!
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That all changed in 2010, when someone forwarded our email to Carlos. We were looking for young, talented, Spanish winemakers to fulfill their potential and make wines for us. So he sent us some samples and we loved them so much, we asked him to hop on the next plane to come see us. At first, he thought he was joining a sect when he heard about Angels and Archangels, but the more he heard, the more he liked. And the rest is history…
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Carlos is a Naked legend, former Winemaker of the Year, and loved by his Angels. With his insider knowledge from years spent on the road, and your backing behind him, he’s now able to snaffle up the best parcels in Spain to make top-class Riojas and Spanish wines just for you.
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