Tentenublo Xérico 2018

The 2018 Xérico is a village red from Viñaspre and is a blend of 85% Tempranillo and 15% Viura from four organically farmed, head-pruned vineyards on slopes on limestone marl soils, all the vineyards separated by soil for this wine and red sandstone for Tentenublo. The grapes were partly destemmed and fermented and aged concrete for a long time. The wine takes time; it's hard and tannic when young and gets polished by time in the bottle. It's a young wine, fruit-driven, with more red than black fruit, and with a polished palate, with balance and fine tannins. 25,950 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2019.

Described by Roberto Oliván as a "super cosechero style" because he owns the vineyards from which the wine is made, Xerico is a co-fermentation of Tempranillo and 15% Viura that has impressive depth and concentration for an entry-point wine, showing redcurrant and damson flavours and a fresh, tangy unoaked finish. 2021-25