Cal Grau, La Petite Agnes, Priorat, Catalonia, Spain 2019

The intense, solar-powered, but mineral red wines made from old-vine Garnacha and Carignan grown at high altitude on the famous llicorella slate soils of Priorat have a reputation for being among some of Spain’s finest – but also the most expensive. In context, this is superb value, with freshness underscoring the brambly fruit, spicy oak, liquorice and appetisingly savoury tannins.