2022 TINTO

TRY ME IF YOU LOVE: Rioja

ABV: 13.5%

GRAPES: 100% Tempranillo

TASTING NOTES: 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.

PAIRS WITH: Red meat or a big bold stew for this.

SERVE ME: Medium bodied red so room temperature-ish. 

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.