96 points
""Beach sand" is how Miguel Merino describes the 120-year-old source of this remarkable Garnacha, located next to the Ebro River in Briones. Aromas of ginger, clove and rose petal lead you into a palate that's elegant, refined and subtly wooded, all pomegranate and wild strawberry and graceful tannins. A vineyard that coped with the heat of 2022. 2025-34"
Tim Atkin
Special Rioja Report 2025