Suertes del Marqués Medianías 2014

"There is a new red blend, 2014 Medianías, approximately 55% Listán Negro, 30% Vijariego Negro and 15% Tintilla grapes; the grapes are sourced from different growers, and then fermented and raised separately in open cement tanks or plastic bins, always with indigenous yeasts. The Vijariego matured in neutral 228-liter French oak barrels and the rest in 500-liter ones. It was a little closed and austere, somewhere between 7 Fuentes and El Lance, slowly unfurling aromas of dried roses and that characteristic wet pumice note that I always associate with Listán Negro grown on volcanic soils. The palate is compact and serious, too, with very good balance; it is tasty and mineral, with that almost salty finish. 4,100 bottles were produced in 2014 for the first time."