Libre Y Salvaje Garnacha 2024

Get to know: Libre Y Salvaje Garnacha 2024

Organic Garnacha from Cariñena in Aragón

Tasting Note

Red cherry and ripe strawberry come first, with a little warm spice following behind. It's medium-bodied and soft in the mouth, with enough freshness to keep things lively from the first sip to the last. The tannins are gentle and a peppery edge turns up on the finish. This opens up and becomes more expressive with a bit of time. 

Top food pairings:

• Slow-roast lamb shoulder with garlic and rosemary
• Roast aubergine and chickpea tagine with couscous
• Manchego with quince paste

Kate Says

"Open it while the lamb's still resting and give it a bit of air. It's an organic Garnacha from a winery where the grapes travel down through the building by gravity, with no pumps involved, and I really like that about it. Pour it at a Sunday lunch and see what you think."

Producer Info

Libre Y Salvaje (Free & Wild) is a winery in Almonacid de la Sierra, in the Sierra de Algairén within D.O. Cariñena, Aragón. They farm old vines organically and keep intervention in the cellar as low as they can, working in a four-level winery where the fruit moves from the top floor to the bottom by gravity.

How it's made:

• Grapes come from organically and regeneratively farmed vineyards in the Sierra de Algairén
• The fruit travels down through the four-level winery by gravity, with no pumps
• The cellar uses stainless steel, concrete, wooden foudre and large clay jars.
  

Good to know:

• Region: Cariñena, Aragón, Spain
• Grape: Garnacha (Grenache)
• Style: Red, still, medium-bodied
• Closure: Cork
• Vegan: Yes
• ABV: 14%
• Vintage: 2024

Why we love it:

A friendly, organic Spanish red wine that suits a Sunday roast as happily as a weeknight pasta. Soft and juicy, and easy to share round the table.