Spain

Rioja

Medium

Cork

Sourced from a 1.16ha vineyard at 595m-620m in Cárdenas, in the south of Rioja Alta, with parcels dating back to 1918 and 1912, this wine consists mostly of Garnacha Tinta with small quantities of Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo, Viura, Malvasía and other local varieties. The concrete fermentation tank was filled with 85% destemmed but whole-berry fruit on top of 15% whole bunches, all fermented using indigenous yeasts, and the wine then aged for a year in third-use 2,400L French oak foudres. So expansive on the mid-palate, it's expressive and generous. Beautifiul savoury tannins cloaked in tobacco, wet soil, Turkish coffee and Earl Grey over an unctuous bed of black olive tapenade. Still a baby, it will benefit from time in bottle to come into its own. Long finish, with a long tail of tapenade, oregano, saffron and roasted pepper. Delicious. Organic. IS

Grenache / Garnacha

El Pacto, Valdechuecas, Rioja, Alta, Northern Spain, Spain, 2022

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Sourced from a 1.16ha vineyard at 595m-620m in Cárdenas, in the south of Rioja Alta, with parcels dating back to 1918 and 1912, 

El Pacto, Valdechuecas, Rioja Alta, Spain 2022

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