The Eguren family is one of the most prominent winemaking families in Spain. Their principal winery, Sierra Cantabria in Rioja, is the Rioja equivalent of a Bordeaux First Growth, but they have steadily branched out when opportunities to buy distinguished vineyards outside of Rioja presented themselves. They now have more than twenty labels on the market from its six wineries, but if they put their name on it, one can trust in the quality, even when it comes at a low price and from a humble IGP such as Vino de la Tierra de Castilla, a large region shaped like a backwards C that surrounds Madrid. In this case, certified organic old vines of Macabeo (with which the family has long expertise in Rioja, where it’s called Viura) and Airén (an acidic and neutral wine that is the backbone of Spanish brandy) are blended equally and aged in stainless steel. The blending and winemaking produce a lighter wine than would be the case with Macabeo as the prime component, with notes of fresh white flowers, waxy pear and syrup, green apple and core, meyer lemon and a touch, dare we say, of turmeric. Would be beautiful with jamon and young Manchego, almonds and crudité as well as light chicken and vegetable dishes.