In the glass
Aroma: lemon, green apple, almond, saline, flor note
Palate: citrus, saline tang, nutty edge, mineral
A revival of the historic Monopole white blended with a touch of manzanilla sherry: saline, nutty and distinctive, a one-of-a-kind gastronomic white Rioja.
What it pairs with
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Gilda pintxo
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The salty anchovy-olive skewer is a perfect echo of the wine's manzanilla saline tang. -
Anchoa fresca
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Marinated anchovy and the saline, nutty white are a Basque-coast classic. -
Boquerones fritos
Fried fresh anchovies meet the citrus and flor-like savour.
History
Monopole is one of Spain's oldest white wine brands. The Clasico revives the historic recipe of blending in a little manzanilla sherry for a saline, savoury character.
- 1915 — Monopole established as a pioneering Spanish white brand
- 2017 — Monopole Clasico relaunched with the historic sherry-blend recipe
Facts
- Producer
- CVNE
- Grapes
- Viura (90%), Manzanilla Sherry (10%)
- Classification
- DOCa Rioja
- Oak
- Brief oak ageing with a small addition of manzanilla sherry in the classic style
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 18 to 28 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3 to 10 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1915
Scores
- Tim Atkin 92 (2018 vintage, reviewed 2021)