Señorio de Librares, Rioja Rosado

Producer: Clara and Patricia Espinosa
Region: Rioja, Spain
Varietals: 50% Tempranillo & 50% Garnacha
Viticulture: Organic
Category: Rose
Size: 750ml

The newest proprietors of Senorio de Librares, the sisters Clara and Patricia Espinosa, are a little bit skeptical of the last century or so in Rioja. Sure, there was money being made and wine being sold, but the trends since industrialized wine came on the scene seemed to prioritize nothing as much as “old barrels and old palates.” Since coming into the family business in 2019, the sisters have decided to modernize and transform their ancestral holdings – 50 hectares of organic conversion grapes throughout the sub appellation. While the family has traditionally sold bulk wine and grapes to other wineries, the sisters saw the potential for the future - wine bottled under the estate’s name and with a nod to the vast universe of wine outside their village. Of course, as is so often the case in wine, the future bears quite a resemblance to the past. “We’re going back to the beginning,” Paticia told us, “we’re not discovering anything, just shaving off the bad practices.” What they’re left with is Rioja freed from manipulation and heavy wood – clean and pretty wines that bring a much needed levity and joy to the appellation.