2014 Ribera del Duero Garmon
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The 2014 Garmón was the inaugural vintage of this wine and is 100% Tempranillo from old vines in Ribera del Duero. Garnet-red in the glass. The enticing nose offers garrigue-like notes complemented by hints of blackberry and truffle with subtle sour cherry and cedar undertones. On the palate, it's dry and fairly rich, with a chalky, polished structure that leads into a complex, flavorful, long-lasting finish. It may be almost ten years old, but it still feels brand new.
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Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
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The first wine ever produced here is the 2014 Garmón, pure Tempranillo from a diversity of villages all in the province of Burgos, La Aguilera, Moradillo or Baños-Tubilla. All grapes were destemmed and the wine aged in 50/50 new and used French barriques for 16 months. It's quite smoky (smoked bacon) with plenty of spices, generously oaked in general. The sweet spices are combined with sweet fruit, a sensation perceived mainly in the palate. I'd say it's quite typical of the Mariano García style, keeping the Tempranillo character of the grapes in the cooler zone of the appellation, perfumed and with some oak tannins to be resolved by some more time in bottle. This was produced in the Aalto winery, while they build their own space in the village of Olivares de Duero. 36,800 bottles and 500 magnums were filled in June 2016.
(aged for 16 months in French oak barrels, 50 percent of them new) Inky ruby. Vibrant, assertively perfumed aromas of blackberry, cherry liqueur, cola and incense, plus a smoky nuance and a suggestion of vanilla. Sappy, seamless and penetrating on the palate, offering bitter cherry, dark berry liqueur and spicecake flavors complemented by licorice pastille and mocha flourishes. Turns sweeter and livelier with air and finishes floral and extremely long; silky smooth tannins frame the intense fruit.