Finca Martelo Reserva 2019

The 2019 Finca Martelo comes from property planted with a blend of 95% Tempranillo and 5% Mazuelo, Garnacha and Viura at 630 meters in altitude that they only bottle in very good or excellent years. The 2019 was picked starting October 15th, and the destemmed grapes were put through optical sorting, a five-day cold soak and then fermented in stainless steel and went through malolactic in new French and American oak barrels. The élevage was in 80% American and 20% French oak barrels and lasted for two years, during which time it was racked four times. 2019 feels like a very complete harvest for Martelo; the wine is very harmonious and balanced, with power and freshness, intensity and persistence. The palate is surprisingly fresh, medium-bodied and fine-boned, clean and elegant. 80,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in April 2022.

Showing less oak than it has in the past - part of a shift in style - this is a bright, acid-driven cuvée of Tempranillo with 5% Graciano, Viura, Mazuelo and Garnacha. Spicy and wellbalanced, it has some toasty top notes, red cherry, bramble and wild strawberry fruit and layered tannins. Ageing gracefully. 2024-30