Vina Pomal embodies the best winemaking tradition of the Rioja Alta, after a hundred years of history producing wines of great quality and consolidated prestige, added to the unbeatable situation of its own vineyard, in the municipality of Haro. Viña Pomal Crianza is the most awarded Rioja crianza in its segment. A perfect balance between the classic character of a Rioja aging and a more noticeable fruit presence.

Country : Spain | Region : Rioja

The 2019 Lecciones de Vuelo（by Fredi Torres）was produced together with the Galician / Swiss / Priorat winemaker Fredi Torres.They selected Garnacha from a very stony plot in Pontigos that fermented with 5％white grapes and full clusters in a 1,000-liter vat with indigenous yeasts and later matured in a 700-liter Nomblot concrete egg and a used 500-liter oak barrel for 15 months.

It has a bright red ruby color and a bright red nose with a mixture of wild berries,flowers and herbs that is quite attractive but also subtle. There’s purity and balance; the wine seems fragile, but it’s well built. It has pungent and lasting flavors and finishes very clean and precise.There is great finesse.It has an impactful label a fun combination of the zorza/ (thrush bird and a Swiss Army knife. 1,450 bottles were filled in February 2021.

Country: Spain  | Region: Navarra

Another of the reds from the paraje El Corral de los Altos in Fitero is the 2019MatíasMichelini GarnaCHE produced by Matías Michelini from a 0.84-hectare plot in the zone. He fermented the grapes in an open pool and open-top barrels with full clusters and indigenous yeasts and matured the wine in three used 500-liter oak barrels and a 1,200 Flextank plastic egg for one year.

This is very young and primary, with the wild and slightly raw style from Michelini, with the slight influence from the stems，with abundant, grainy tannins and a vibrant finish. This is going to develop nicely in bottle, and the earthiness and the wilderness should be softened by the time in bottle. 3,600 bottles produced. It was bottled in September 2021.

Country: Spain  | Region: Navarra

The single-vineyard 2019 Señora de Las Alturas comes from an ancient plot on the gravel and silt soils on the banks of the Alhama River they call Pontigos. They only work with healthy grapes, and this comes from the first vintage that they considered to be an exceptional year of moderate yields and low pHs.

This pure Garnacha was hand picked. It fermented in open 1,000-liter pools followed by malolactic and in 2 used 500-liter French oak barrels for 15 months.

It has an powerful nose combining notes of violets and ripe cherries, a little deeper than other cuvées from the same zone, nuanced, with a little more ripeness, very complete and complex. It has also developed nice complexity for its young age. The palate has the depth and complexity of the old vines, with super fine, chalky tannins and great balance. It really transcends the price. 1,300 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2021.

Country: Spain  | Region: Navarra