Rico Nuevo Barrera de Sol 2021 2025 L'Assemblage Part 1 Serious wine that rewards contemplation

Serious wine that rewards contemplation

Minimal-intervention winemaking

and here he skips the barrel entirely to let the fruit do the talking

this 2018 has had years to develop in bottle

founded in 1907 and farming some of the most prized hillside sites in the region

Rico Nuevo Barrera de Sol 2021 2025 L'Assemblage Part 1 Serious wine that rewards contemplationEverything you think you know about Garnacha, that it is jammy and hot and heavy, comes undone in the Sierra de Gredos. Up in these mountains west of Madrid, on cold granite at altitude, the grape turns light on its feet: red fruit, wild herbs, crushed rock and a savory snap at the end. Juanan Martin farms dozens of tiny old vine parcels around the village of Burgohondo, working biodynamically and keeping his hand light in the cellar. Barrera de Sol