2014 La Rioja Alta, Barquito (Little Boat) La Rioja Grand Reserva 750ml
2014 La Rioja Alta, Barquito (Little Boat) La Rioja Grand Reserva 750ml
SKU: 4919-FLThis is a joint project between La Rioja Alta, one of the premier wineries in Spain, and Little Boat.
little boat is an exciting project centered in Russian River Valley (CA), with the invaluable support of some of the best sommeliers in the country, to create these well-balanced and elegant boutique wines that are currently on the restaurant wine lists of some of the greatest chefs in the world. The late Joël Robuchon, Wolfgang Puck, Eric Ripert, Masa Takayama, Daniel Boulud, Alain Ducasse, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, José Andrés or Thomas Keller, amongst others.
As the back label explains:
Inspired by the children’s song Barquito de papel (an ode to peace and friendship), little boat is dedicated to my son Mateo, author of the artwork. This wine is the fruit of the synergy between William Knuttel, Mike Miller the Treyzon family and me, with the assistance of Harley Carbery, Bernard Collin, Phillip Dunn, Julien Moreno and Robert Smith MS.
-José Ignacio Cuenca