Bodegas Breca Old Vine Garnacha (75cl, 16.5%)

Bodegas Breca Old Vine Garnacha is a red wine made entirely from Garnacha de Aragón, from D.O. Calatayud in Spain. Bodegas Breca was founded in 2010 by Jorge Ordóñez and works with head-trained, dry-farmed vines planted between 1900 and 1975. Hand-harvested bunches are destemmed and macerated in open-top stainless steel vats for no more than eight days; after a gentle pressing, the wine ages for about 16 months in used French oak puncheons and demi-muids. The nose opens with raspberry, boysenberry, black cherry, sandalwood, dried flowers and herbes de Provence, with chalky mineral notes and black pepper. The palate is juicy, with boysenberry, cherry cola, candied violet and kirsch-like richness, medium to full-bodied, with fine-grained tannins. The finish is long and smooth, with lavender, smoky minerals and candied flowers.