If you collect Red Burgundy or have a soft spot for well-crafted Châteauneuf-du-Pape or Spanish Priorat, this will not disappoint. The 2018 “Granito” is impressively elegant with a laser-like minerality that cuts through the vibrant raspberry and cherry fruit core. 

The wines from the Sierra de Gredos mountains to the west of Madrid (aka Vinos de Madrid) have finally begun to claim their rightful place alongside other top wine regions focused on producing world-class Garnacha. For many insiders, the region is now leading the conversation of this Mediterranean Garnacha grape, now understood to be indigenous to Spain. Telmo Rodríguez discovered Cebreros while traversing the Cañadas Reales (ancient sheep herding trails criss-cross throughout Spain) with his father in 1999. Enchanted by the old vines and incredible natural beauty of the terrain, Telmo made his first wine there that year with Pablo Eguzkiza. He used the name Pegaso, a tribute to the famous Spanish car and truck manufacturer of the 1940s, which is dear to collectors with an eye for design and style.

As the straightforward name implies, Granito is a limited-production wine from old Garnacha vineyards planted on granitic soils in Cebreros. Granitic wines tend to be accessible, with silky fruit and a delicate structure. Granito is a blend of over 60-year-old Garnacha from the El Robledillo and El Mojón vineyards at 890m to 920m. Granito displays explosive aromatics and a complex structure. The farming at Pegaso is organic, and the wines are made with low intervention and minimal sulfur at bottling. Granito is gorgeously aromatic with incredible complexity and finesse, improving with time spent in bottle.