Marta Maté 2019 Magnum

The second release of Marta Castrillo and César Maté's Raspón is every bit as good as the
2016, sourced from a biodynamic vineyard at 930 metres in Gumiel de Mercado. If your
impression of Ribera reds is that they're big, oaky and inky, this will come as a surprise,
being closer to red Burgundy in style. Picked late so that the stems are lignified, it's a fine,
focused, graceful red with some cloves spice, sappy red cherry and raspberry fruit and the
faintest hint of oak. Delicious.

Dark plums, tarry blackberries, minerals, walnuts and a hint of black pepper. Juicy and fresh, medium-bodied palate, showing good volume in the center-palate with fine and slightly gritty tannins. Grippy and long. Will age. Tempranillo. Drink or hold.