Tasted again, 1 year along, and this impresses as before. Finessed and fine grained, this quietly confident Tempranillo /Syrah comes from sustainably farmed steep slopes in Ribera del Guadiana DO, in the Extremadura region near Spain's Mediterranean coast. After a native ferment this spends 1 year in 500 L French oak prior to 1 year in bottle, with little intervention and low sulphur throughout. Worn leather, cured meats, salted cherry, plum, green tobacco, smoke and burnished salts are carried with a narrow stream of acidity, framed with finely worn tannins to a lingering, gentle finish. Savoury, striking, this is drinking well now.
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