2022 Tinto
2022 Tinto
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: 100% Tempranillo
From: Rioja, Spain
This wine has real character - all the juicy elements of Tempranillo, with no dirty oak. It has a natural way about it but with no funkiness. Cherry-red, purplish, brilliant colour with primary notes of fresh fruit, strawberries, raspberries, cherries and violets with clean mineral tones, great value.
Tempranillo is the main grape used in Rioja..
Dedicating the Gran Cerdo label (which translates to Big Pig in Spanish) to the bank executives who wouldn't give him a loan to start his wine business, Gonzalo Grijalba has developed a bit of a cult following. He's extremely passionate about reclaiming the biodiversity of the earth he farms, and has eschewed more commercial practices involving pesticides and herbicides for more biodynamic methods.
Medium bodied red so room temperature-ish. Red meat or a big bold stew for this.