Mano A Mano Tempranillo (75cl, 13.5%)

A 100% Tempranillo red wine from La Mancha, Spain, bottled at 13.5% ABV in a 750ml bottle. It comes from 30- to 40-year-old vines yielding 1–2 kg per vine, with roughly 75% of the juice fermented in stainless steel and the remaining 25% aged six months in second- and third-use 300-litre French oak barrels. The nose opens with ripe blackberry and cherry, dried Mediterranean herbs and violet, with smoked meat, black pepper and cocoa. The palate brings black currant, elderberry and plum, clove, menthol and a mineral streak, supported by sweet, well-integrated tannins. The finish is medium-long with dark chocolate and a juicy, mineral undertone.