Escudero Extra Virgin Olive Oil (500ml) Potugal near the old town of

near the old town of Régua

with medium-high acidity

freshly sharpened lead pencils

The 2007 shows some minerality on the nose

which lets the fruit and savory notes play out nicely

Escudero Extra Virgin Olive Oil (500ml) Potugal near the old town of500ml The Escudero family has been making wine and growing grapes, for four generations, in the rugged, semi desert foothills around Grvalos in the southwestern corner of the Rioja Baja region. Over the past few decades, the 4th generation of Escudero siblings led by Bordeaux trained winemaker Amador have transformed the small family "bodega" into a major Rioja wine producer. Operating from the small Grvalos facility, Amador realized that some of his