Goyo García Finca Los Quemados Clarete 2021

Goyo García Viticultor learned winemaking at the family estate Valduero before setting up his own natural wine project in 2003, influenced by Jura growers such as Pierre Overnoy. Finca Los Quemados is a clarete, the old Castilian style in which red and white grapes are fermented together to give a deeply coloured rosé with the texture of a light red. Here Tempranillo is co-fermented with white varieties on the high Castilla y León plateau, where poor limestone soils, altitude and a wide diurnal range concentrate flavour while holding acidity. Farming is natural, organic and vegan, with native yeast fermentation and barrel ageing that adds a gentle oxidative complexity rather than overt oak. The colour is a deep, slightly cloudy pink. The nose is savoury and earthy, with red berries, plum, dried herbs and a nutty, almond edge from the time in wood. The palate is dry and textural, with real grip for a rosé, fresh acidity and a long, savoury finish. Serve lightly chilled at around 12 to 14 degrees, treating it more like a light red. It suits roast pork, poultry and mushroom dishes.