REGION: Calatayud, Spain
VARIETIES: Syrah 95%, Viognier 5%
VITICULTURE: Conventional
YEAR: 2018
ALCOHOL: 14.5%
INFO: Norrel Robertson MW, owns 21 hectares (52 acres) of old-vine Garnacha around the villages of Villarroya de la Sierra and Cervera de la Cañada in Calatayud at 950m above sea level. Most of his vineyards range from 45 to 110 years old. The wines are 95% Syrah, 5% Viognier
Aged for 12 months in a mixture of 650- and 500-litre used French oak. Spectacular and intense dark fruit on the nose! Blackcurrant, blackberries, cassis, violets, smoke and minerality. On the palate, it is rich and deep but not massive. It has mouth-watering acidity, ripe tannins, and elegant oak integration. Jancisrobinson.com (Ferran Centelles)