Tasting notes, November 11, 2023; Brand New Spain

                     Brand New Spain

2022 Lagar de Costa Albarino
On Sale for $20
Salnes / Rias Baixas / Spain
100% Albarino
Sourced from nine separate plots of estate vineyards, the vines employed here average 30 years of age. Aged for three months on its fine lees in stainless steel tank, the resulting wine showcases subtle tropical fruits and distinct salinity.
2021 Mas Doix Murmuri
On Sale for $32
Priorato / Catalonia / Spain
90% Grenache Blanc, 10% Macabeu
The combination of hillside vineyards and lower lying sites offer  freshness and minerality along with density and ripe fruit respectively. The vines employed are relatively young – 10 -30 years on average.
2020 Millara Prohibido
On Sale for $24
Ribeira Sacra / Galicia / Spain
85% Mencia, 15% Souson
40-50 year-old vines inform this elegantly styled Mencia from the steeply sloped Ribiera Sacra region. Fermented and aged initially in stainless steel, El Prohibido is refined an additional three months in French oak barrels.
2018 Coci i Fito Jaspi Negre
On Sale for $20
Montsant / Catalonia / Spain
45% Grenache, 25% Carignan, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah
15-90 year-old vines planted in thin, sandy soils provide the dusty, deeply ripe fruit for this relatively unadorned style of Montsant. The fruit profile ranges from red to dark black fruits.
2020 Bodegas Ateca Atteca “Old Vines”
On Sale for $13.60
Calatayud / Spain
100% Garnacha
Grown in the warm, dry climate of Calatayud, in gravel and clay-based soils the Atteca is an introduction to the rich, sense style of Bodegas Ateca. Though aged for 10 months in barrel, this bottling is all about the fruit and spice of Garnacha.  
2019 Ostatu Crianza
On Sale for $20
Alavesa / Rioja / Spain
90% Tempranillo, 10% (Mazuelo, Garnacha, Garciano)
Fermented in stainless steel tanks using only native yeasts, Ostatu’s Crianza then spends 12 months in a combination of new and used French and American oak barrels. Bold and savory, this is textbook Crianza with an added element of notable freshness