2018 Domaines Lupier (Raúl Pérez) El Terroir - Navarra, Spain

100% Garnacha from various parcels planted on clay-limestone in 1903 • 600m ASL • fermented spontaneously in tank • 24 months of elevage in neutral 500L and 600L French oak • Practicing Organic 

"The 2018 El Terroir follows the path of previous vintages and is a Garnacha selection of their organic and biodynamically farmed plots (but not certified), fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in barrel for 18 months. It's clean and aromatic and has herbal freshness, a certain leafiness that even makes me think of Mencía. The oak is neatly integrated and folded into the wine, which comes through as balanced and elegant, with a Mediterranean twist that is characteristic from San Martín. It has a medium to full-bodied palate with very fine, chalky tannins. 95 points" Robert Parker's Wine Advocate