Las Pizarras Fabla #506, Garnacha - Syrah, Calatayud 2024

The Wine.

A Garnacha - Syrah blend from vineyards up at around the 900m mark. Aged for 3 months in old oak this fruity but fresh red shows bags of plummy fruit with delicate floral notes. It is silky smooth, beautifully balanced and just so good for the price. Drinking perfectly now. A great match for roast meats.

The Vineyard.

The wine comes from the foot of the Sierra de Pardos mountains. Here Mark Schiettekat and his team tend gnarled old vines which, though low yielding, produce wonderfully characterful reds.

The Appellation.

Calatayud is an up-and-coming D.O. in Northern Spain, just to the south of Rioja. Essentially a high altitude valley ringed by mountains it has a fantastically harsh climate with very hot summers and very cold winters. The native Garnacha Tinta grape though is well suited to the conditions and it is here that it produces some of its finest expressions. Especially so in recent years as ambitious winemakers have set up shop, attracted to the region by its exceptional terroir and winemaking history.

N.B. this is a pre-shipment offer arriving in the UK in mid-December. It will be delivered in good time for Christmas.

"All-consuming aromas of blackberry, plum, blueberry and woody spice on the nose with a lively iodine freshness pervading the tannins and acidity. Curvaceous and long." - 95 points, Decanter Magazine.