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Garmón, Ribera del Duero

Castilla y Léon, Spain 2017 (750mL)
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Garmón, Ribera del Duero

 Arguably the most talented and lauded winemaker in all of Spain, Mariano García (former winemaker at Vega Sicilia) teamed up with his two sons to launch the Garmón Continental winery in 2014. With four vintages under their belt, this is one of the hottest new properties in all of Castilla y Léon. This 100% Tempranillo is produced from a selection of 30 to 80-year-old vines grown on small plots in the eastern part of the Ribera del Duero. The García family embarked on new plantings in the highly desirable sub-zones of Valbuena and Olivares de Duero in 2018. We’re talking extreme high-altitude grape growing with plantings ranging between 2,790 to 3,300 feet. The project is committed to ancestral viticulture of small-scale, old, sparsely grown vineyards and native clones. The result is a harmoniously blend of elegance, power, and refinement. The 2017 dishes out powerful mineral-laced blackberry, blueberry, and dark cherry notes that are complemented by vanilla, wood smoke, incense, violet pastille, and espresso seasoning. Let this effort open in the glass or decanter for 60-minutes before diving in. Built to cellar for a decade or more. Tempranillo fans need to hop on board. 


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Spain

Eastern Spain

Montsant

The Montsant DO is Priorat’s downslope neighbor in northeastern
Spain, but other than differences in altitude, there isn’t much else to tell their terroirs apart. Both appellations contain some of the world’s greatest old-vine Garnacha (Grenache) in soils of fractured granite and shale known locally as llicorella. It is a Mediterranean climate, with wide diurnal temperature swings.

Eastern Spain

Penedès

Technically, a wine labeled ‘Cava’ can be produced in several different regions, but Penedès, on Spain’s northern Mediterranean coast, is its
spiritual home. The climate is Mediterranean, the soils a favorable mix of limestone (key in pre-serving acids), sand, and clay, and Cava sparklers are crafted in the traditional ‘Champagne’ method. The traditional grapes used for Cava are Xarel-lo (cha-RAY-yo), Macabeu, and Parellada.

Northwestern Spain

Galicia

Galicia is lusher, colder, wetter, and greener than most of the rest of Spain, especially where wine-growing
is concerned. Viticulture up here is some of the most “heroic” in the world, as vineyards cling to impossibly steep slopes along snaking rivers such as the Miño and
the Sil. The influence of the Atlantic Ocean is profound, often lending wines a salty, “sea spray” character.

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