| Producer | Celler Del Roure |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Valencia |
| Varietal | Red Blend |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Sku | 03304 |
| Size | 750ml |
| ABV | 13.00% |
Pablo Calatayud went to wine school and returned home in the late 1990s for one reason: to prove his home town of Clariano in the southwestern corner of Valencia could produce great wine. After starting off on the wrong foot (planting Tempranillo, Cabernet and Merlot), he turned to a French grape that has made its best home in Spain - Garnacha Tintorera (aka Alicante Bouchet) and Valencia's native Mando. He also abandoned stainless steel and French oak for the earthenware jars found in the ancient cellar he purchased in 2006. This 70/30 blend of Garnacha Tintorera and Mando bursts at the seams with juicy raspberry fruit with a lift of sweet berry leaf that coats your palate and finishes long and satisfying at 13.0% alcohol.
"An entry-level red from local varieties, the 2019 Vermell is a blend of 70% Garnacha Tintorera and 30% Mandó from vines planted in 1996. It fermented with part of full clusters in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and matured in 2,600-liter clay tinajas (amphorae) for four months. The vinification is very light, closer to a rosé than a red. This is very primary, juicy like biting into a ripe bunch of grapes. The palate is still mineral and serious, with a dry, chalky finish, quite unusual at this price point. It has a little more structure and oomph than the 2018. Straightforward and easy to drink."
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