“Exciting tension and real quality.” - Jancis Robinson MW

I’ve worn slippers lined with lamb’s wool that were less comforting than this. The texture is so soft you want to stroke it. It’s a pure Garnacha that tastes of red-fleshed plum juice licked off thorn-scratched fingers and although it is rich, it has wonderfully juicy acidity, so there is no risk of palate fatigue, as it skips across the palate with sprightliness, but without friction. If you like Chateauneuf-du-Pape, but find it often buckles under the weight of its own richness, then I would try this, as the flavours are similar, but it is lighter on its feet.

It’s made from 90 year-old vines in the north of the Navarra appellation and the lovely couple who set up the domaine have recently brought in the brilliant Raul Perez to help blend the wines. 14.5% alc. 18 months in barrel. Drink now-2028.

Biodynamic. Organic.

Press reviews:

The Wine Advocate: “The 2018 El Terroir follows the path of previous vintages and is a Garnacha selection of their organic and biodynamically farmed plots (but not certified), fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in barrel for 18 months. It's clean and aromatic and has herbal freshness, a certain leafiness that even makes me think of Mencía. The oak is neatly integrated and folded into the wine, which comes through as balanced and elegant, with a Mediterranean twist that is characteristic from San Martín. It has a medium to full-bodied palate with very fine, chalky tannins. Drink now-2029.” 95 points

Jancis Robinson MW: “Very full-on in terms of fruit on the palate. With exciting tension and real quality. Drink now-2030.” 17 points