Barranco Oscuro Cerro Las Monjas 1368

Dead grandmother attic. Strong casket vibes leading to resurrected grandmother wearing perfume. Taste like a much much older wine than it is. I’m stunned by the complexity and food friendliness.

If you hear somebody say "natural wine can't age" bring them this. Barranco Oscuro is a pioneering character coming out of Grenada and making wine since the 1970s. A blend of Garnacha, Merlot, Syrah and Cab Sauv. Quite mature and at its peak. Nonetheless, great to see such an unusual blend make it this far.

A natural wine made with fruit sourced from vineyards located at the altitude of 1300 meters above sea level. This is a blend of Grenache, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Fermented spontaneously, aged for 2 years in barriques. 14,5% alcohol. Tasted from a magnum. Quite dark and opaque blackish-red color with a rather evolved maroon hue. The nose feels ripe, rich and quite dark-toned with sweetly-toned aromas of cassis and wizened black cherries, a little bit of sweet …

Decanting for 3 hours really opened-up this wine, revealing a beautiful nose of licorice, violets, roasted meats and dark fruits. Nice black cherry on the back-end. Palate was still pretty closed, even after decanting. The tannins on this wine are still HUGE. Smoke and dark fruits with a nice finish. This wine is big, and needs more time before it really blossoms...