Buena Pinta 2015

"The one red that is completely different to the rest is the 2015 Buena Pinta, as it is a blend of Moravia Agria, a local red variety very high in acidity, with some 15% Garnacha instead of Bobal. It's a blend of two Moravia Agria vineyards and a Garnacha one planted 35-40 years ago, situated at 750 meters altitude. The bunches were kept in a cold room for 24 hours and then fermented together, without being destemmed, in oak vats with natural yeasts. This is a wine with a rustic character and very high acidity because of the Moravia, a grape that nobody knows where it comes from, but has a profile closer to reds form Galicia than anything from the Mediterranean; it is a grape with very thin skins, low alcohol and high acidity. It matured in well-seasoned 600-liter oak barrels for six months, and as with all of the wines at this address, there's never any oak on the nose. The palate is balanced and with a sharp profile, spicy, with a chalky minerality—especially in the texture of the tannins. A wine of strong personality, closer to a Caíño from Galicia tha anything from the Mediterranean. Very good value, too. 7,000 bottles produced."