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Cork

Spain

Javier San Pedro is the fifth generation of a winemaking family in Rioja Alavesa and started his own eponymous project in 2013. His focus is on wine from old vines in Laguardia but, in this case, he planted a new Garnacha vineyard – only 0.6ha – in 2015 in the highest zones of the foothills of the Sierra de Cantabria. This elegant expression of the variety, with just six to eight months’ ageing in 500-litre barrels, reflects the elevation and climate of the area. Beth Willard: Real concentration and depth. The oak provides some dark chocolate influence and a bit of structure to dark forest fruits and spice on a bold, rich palate. Peppery and savoury. Valentin Radosav: Ripe dark cherries, blackberry and pronounced violet aromas. Full in body, structured, expressive with mouthcoating, fine-grained tannins, elegant clove and cinnamon spice. Diana Rollan: A complex nose of dried flowers, blackcurrant, cocoa and herbs. Concentrated, textured and opulent with integrated oak. Elegant finish.

Grenache / Garnacha

Bodegas Javier San Pedro Ortega, Cueva de Lobos Alpha, Rioja, Spain, 2021

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Javier San Pedro is the fifth generation of a winemaking family in Rioja Alavesa and started his own eponymous project in 2013. 

Bodegas Javier San Pedro Ortega, Cueva de Lobos Alpha, Rioja Alavesa, Spain 2021

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