Pancrudo 2021

The stunning 2021 Pancrudo has a nose of violets, rose petals and translucent red berries with a twist of spice and herbs, aromatic, intoxicating, profound and intense. It has a medium-bodied, elegant palate with vibrant acidity (acid berries), pungent and persistent flavors and fine-boned tannins. It's pure Garnacha from Badarán with power and ripeness, 14.5% alcohol and full development of aromas and flavors. It is nuanced, complex and balanced. It matured in foudre and one-third of the volume in concrete egg. It has to be the finest wine I have ever tasted from Gómez Cruzado. Bravo! 8,981 bottles were filled in May 2023.

So tangy and spicy for a garnacha, with lots of glossy fruit. Racy and fine-grained, with good mid-palate flesh and a long, juicy finish. Tense and sharpened, with a medium to full body. Lots of white pepper at the end. Quite an inspiring Rioja. Drink or hold.