Bodegas Santalba 'Que Vida' Rioja Tempranillo 2020 VALPOLICELLA Owners and best friends Mario

Owners and best friends Mario Pojer and Fiorentino Sandri

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The soil is silt over deep granite

2014 was a bright and sunny year in which the fruit and finesse were more radiant than we ever thought possible

Bodegas Santalba 'Que Vida' Rioja Tempranillo 2020 VALPOLICELLA Owners and best friends MarioAfter working in the industry for 33 years, Santiago Ijalba Garcia established Bodegas Santalba in 1998, in the Rioja town of Gimileo. Obtaining his degree in oenology in 1974, Santiago was later joined by his son, Roberto, in 1997, after hed finished studying at UC Davis in 1996. In the winery, both father and son employ spontaneous fermentations. They use indigenous yeast from the vineyard, and never add artificial yeasts. Organic, Biodynamic,