Bodegas Patrocinio has been one of Mr.Wheeler’s key producers in Rioja for many years. This fine, and principled collective of family estates is based in the picturesque village of Uruñuela, in La Rioja Alta - the source or Rioja’s very finest vineyards.
Patrocinio, managed by the passionate and very Spanish Fernando Villamor, has been on the ‘cuttingedge’ of wine production in Rioja for some years, embracing traditional, barrel-aged Rioja, with its familiar flavours, as well as pioneering new trends, producing modern-style warm, expressive, fruitforward examples, with more contemporary tastes in mind.
Earlier this year we met with Fernando and his team in Europe to select a house Rioja from the range, to typify the very best from the region. We were immediately captivated by their ‘black-label’ crianza, a barrel-matured Rioja which we feel is very hard to beat. Exclusive to Mr.Wheeler’s customers, and released onto the UK market for the first time, Patrocinio’s 2015 Zinio Crianza is a must-buy, and is sure to win many friends!