Very fresh fruit with blue plums, cherries, mineral, iodine and flowers. Really precise tannins on the medium- to full-bodied palate. Long, pristine and minerally in the finish. A field blend of tempranillo, viura, malvasia and calagrano. Drink or hold. 9,986 bottles. Zekun Shuai Senior Editor

Beautiful black raspberries, red plums, violets, spring flowers, and peppery herbs all define the aromatics of the 2021 Alomado, and it's silky and polished on the palate, with medium to full-bodied richness, a pure, layered, elegant mouthfeel, and ultra-fine tannins. It's a singular, pure, polished Rioja that has serious character as well as incredible quality. Drink bottles over the coming 15-20 years.

The 2021 Alomado is 80% Tempranillo, 10% Viura, 6% Malvasía and 4% Calagraño sourced from San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Rioja Alavesa. Aged for 18 months in French oak barrels (one-third new), this wine boasts a purple hue and delicate aromas of strawberry, sour cherry, balsamic and dried flowers, with hints of fresh rose. On the palate, it is dry, lean and silky with an energetic flow that lingers long, revealing profound, complex, lasting flavors. This represents a novel approach to Rioja reds, shaping new frames for the region, particularly in the Sonsierra area. - Joaquín Hidalgo, December 2023

The 2021 Alomado was produced with grapes from a vineyard called Finca Montecillo that was planted in 1980 on alluvial soils and is in the process to be certified organic. All of the varieties (Tempranillo, Viura, Malvasía and Calagraño) fermented together, and the wine matured in 500-liter barrels for 16 months. It's elegant, balanced, aromatic, fine-boned, tasty and powerful at 14.5% alcohol but with very nice balance. 9,986 bottles were filled in May 2023.- LG

Succulent and mouthwatering, this red blend from Rioja brings together an almost minty chocolate with dark fruits and a fresh tear of pink grapefruit pith. Lightly grippy tannins sink into an almost creamy mouthfeel carrying through a long, satisfying finish. — Elaine Chukan Brown

A lovely nose of rooibos tea, graphite and violet is an aromatic overtone for flavors of dried black cherry and raspberry, blood orange peel and loamy earth. Lush and silky, with supple tannins providing fine definition and firming the finish. Drink now through 2031. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 832 cases made, 125 cases imported.