Arrayan El Bufon de Arrayan Garnacha Cebreros 2023

93 points Wine Advocate

The 2023 El Bufón Garnacha was produced with Garnacha grapes from the village of Cebreros in Ávila, from a single vineyard planted in 1950 in the Arrebatacapas zone, where the soils are slate-based at 960 meters above sea level. This is a place of great concentration, and the wine comes in at 15% alcohol, keeping a pH of 3.3 and 5.87 grams of acidity, ripe but balanced. It fermented with 30% full clusters and 21 days of maceration and matured in 300- and 500-liter barrels for 14 months. It's juicy and round, with glossy fruit and fine-grained tannins. 1,292 bottles were filled in July 2024.

Mountain passes and steep slopes of small vineyards between granite boulders.” The landscapes of the sierra make an impression as well as being frank and direct.” This vineyard, one of the few on slate soil, gives rise to the purity, fluidity and the fine, piercing verve of great Garnacha wine.

Notes of small red berries, orange peel and fennel blossom.” A silky, textured palate, with penetrating tones and a long-lasting sensation of warmth.” The typical diaphanous character of altitude, at the 1,000-metre line.