Robert Parker - 92points
Ribera del Duero, Spain
Grape Variety: Tempranillo
Alcohol level: 13%
A wine steeped in tradition in the region, it is the favourite of Jorge's whose father had made it, and his father before. It's a blend of red and white wine, the vines complanted together in the old way. Mostly Tempranillo with Albillo, Grenache and a myriad of others, this is not a rose as we know it. It is vinous, structured, mineral; barrel aged and with a beautiful freshness - malolactic is naturally blocked in the cold cellars. Berries, citrus, herbs, smoke, spice... a revelation.