Rico Nuevo Rico Nuevo Garnacha 2021 750ml

Their regional Garnacha 2021 Rico-Nuevo was produced with grapes on granite soils from different vineyards in the villages of Burgohondo and El Barraco. This is subtle and pure, defined and clean, with moderate alcohol and ripeness, vibrant and fresh, with the fine granularity of the granite soils. They had to sort and select the grapes because it was a wet harvest, then fermented with some full clusters (less than in 2020) and kept the wine in stainless steel until bottled. There is a big jump in quality in this cuvée. And it’s a bargain. 15,933 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2022.

A stemmy nose of herbs with white pepper, red cherries and plums. Elegant and a little light on the mid-palate with firm and chewy tannins to close the crisp, medium-bodied palate. Laid-back style. Drink now. (James Suckling)