Recaredo Intens Rosat 2021

The intense rosé, neatly named 2021 Intens Rosat, has a dark pink color and is a wine that has grown in seriousness in the last few years and reached a new peak in 2021. It was produced with a blend of 88% Monastrell and 12% Garnacha from two small vineyards from the family. It macerated for six hours and had a short aging in oak and was produced with the traditional method of second fermentation in bottle and with a long aging, 31 months (they hope to extend it to 40 months). It has a primary nose with red berries and herbs, some toast and yeasty and leesy notes. What I liked the most is the serious and chalky palate—bone dry and with echoes from the limestone soils—and the sapid finish. 13,900 bottles produced. It was disgorged in October 2024.