Mancuso Garnacha

The 2019 Mancuso was produced with head-pruned and dry-farmed Garnacha grapes that are over 60 years old and comes from three plots: one on slate soils, one on clay, stones and sand and one on clay and limestone. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured mostly in underground concrete vats, with part of the volume aged in 500-liter oak barrels. There is a complex nose of flowers, herbs and spices with a Mediterranean twist of esparto grass, turning more floral with time in the glass, more and more perfumed. It's medium to full-bodied with fine-grained tannins and a long, dry finish. This is better than the 2018; there's more freshness and finesse. Beautiful. 7,000 bottles were filled in September 2021.

New wine. Mid crimson. Sturdier than the most fashionable Spanish Garnachas. Masses of impact! This is more Châteauneuf than Gredos but it's great value. Jewelly sweet fruit but with enough tannin and acidity to keep it appetising. Really very exciting indeed – not least because there is a bit of evolution as well as this great fruit. Navascués strikes again! Beautifully rich yet composed for current drinking. VGV - Very Good Value.