From IGP Valdejalón, in north eastern Spain's Zaragoza, Aragon, this small batch garagiste Garnacha is from a single dry-farmed vineyard above 400 m. Low intervention throughout, and from 40+ year old vines, this spent time in concrete (plus 5% in 3-year-old barrels). Finely gritty, grippy dusty tannins house wild raspberry, a cherry core, dried herbs and fine pepper on the finish. Acidity is brisk to a quick finish, reflective of the dry, unrelenting environment. An individual wine of terroir (my bottle was 31,002). Grilled sausages or winter squash would shoulder up well.
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