Bodegas Nekeas Arbequina PDO Navarra extra virgin olive oil (black tin) 500ml Traditional method

Bodegas Nekeas Arbequina PDO Navarra extra virgin olive oil (black tin) 500ml Traditional methodAlong with incredible old vine Garnacha and sheep, the Nekeas valley is home to two varieties of olive grown at an average altitude of 500m: Arbequina and Arroniz. Arbequina is a star Spanish cultivar with fleshy, small dark fruits and highly aromatic oil content. It is gentle and sweet with a quiet almond edge. Arroniz is a local variety found across the basque country and Navarra. Its oil has notes of grass, artichoke and tomato with hallmark spice

Pinot Blanc and other lightly aromatic whites

Centred on quality local white grapes and flavoured with no less than 30 botanicals with liquorice

It is unoaked and raised in steel with some limited battonage over a couple of months

Neat on ice

aged two years in oak

Deceptive in its mid-weight personality

friendly and elegant

it will drink well with minimal cellaring

citrus-into-apricot fruit

"Very alpine in its presentation of aromatic herbs

It would be difficult to distinguish this from Premier Cru White Burgundy in a blind lineup

elegant and ethereal