2015 Bernabeleva Navaherreros Garnacha de Bernabeleva
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Opaque ruby. Powerful, mineral-laced boysenberry, cherry and potpourri aromas pick up suggestions of cola and woodsmoke with air. Palate-staining, spice-laced red fruit liqueur and floral pastille flavors deepen and spread out with aeration while retaining vivacity. Blends richness and finesse with a steady hand. A dusty mineral quality adds cut to a very long, red-fruit-dominated, gently tannic finish.
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Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
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The 2015 Navaherreros Garnacha de Bernabeleva was sourced from different plots of old vines from their own organically farmed vineyards on sandy granite soils at varying altitudes between 700 and 840 meters altitude. It fermented with indigenous yeasts with part of full clusters in 5,000- and 10,000-liter oak vats followed by one year in oak barrels of different sizes. As I often see in the whites from Albillo, this warmer year somehow produced a fresher wine here, with a sensation of harmony and subtleness I didn't see in 2014, which on paper was a cooler vintage. But, sometimes in cooler vintages grapes ripen slowly and burn more acidity. Floral and aromatic, this is delicious, with silky tannins, deep flavors and a long finish. It's amazing how tasty the finish can get with these granite soils. 26,000 bottles produced.