Gómez Cruzado Vendimia Seleccionada 2018

The red 2018 Vendimia Seleccionada has notes of licorice and something herbal that provides freshness. It's a blend of 50% Tempranillo and 50% Garnacha with only 20% of the volume matured in oak barrels, trying to keep the fruit and freshness. It's juicy and has very fine tannins and a silky texture. It's easy to drink but very nicely crafted and with more depth and complexity than you might think. There is a plus of freshness and elegance in this vintage. 28,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2019.

"We're looking for fruit purity," says David Gonzalez of this equal blend of Tempranillo and Garnacha, both sourced from vines that are more than 50 years' old. Young, sappy and intense, this has flavours of bramble and liquorice, subtle oak and the freshness of a cooler, Atlantic-influenced year. 2021-28