Raúl Moreno, La Femme d’Argent, Jerez, Vino de Pasto, Andalucia, Spain 2022

A beautiful blend of Palomino and Syrah, aged for 10 months in oak casks under flor, with chiseled tannins, zesty acidity and crunchy, transparent flavours of red cherries, pomegranate, black olive brine and cherry leaves, all lined by moreish salinity. Piercing linearity on the palate with a long tail of white and pink pepper. Technically a clarete but reads like the finest of reds.