Garnacha de Fuego (75cl, 15%)

A Spanish red wine made from 100% Garnacha de Aragón, produced by Bodegas Breca from old vines planted at roughly 900 metres elevation in Calatayud. The grapes are vinified in stainless steel tanks with a ten-day maceration at a controlled 25°C, with no oak influence. The wine comes from rocky slate and quartz soils and high-altitude vineyards with marked day-night temperature swings. It is bottled at 15% ABV in a 750ml bottle. The nose shows ripe black cherry, blackberry, lavender, ground pepper, leather, loamy earth and stony minerality. The palate is generous and fruit-forward, with plum, dark cherry, licorice, roasted herbs and a balsamic quality, balanced by supple tannins. The finish is medium-long, with black cherry, mineral dust and dried herbs.