Contino San Rafael Garnacha 2022
£31.06 (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / North Ireland
5 for immediate shipment. More, available on 27/08/2026
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The varietal Garnacha 2022 San Rafael Garnacha was produced with grapes from a plot of that name that was planted between 1976 and 1982. The grapes were picked on September 26 and fermented in an oak vat where it starts fermenting spontaneously and had a post fermentative maceration of another 15 days. It matured in 2,000-liter Austrian oak foudres, 500-liter barrels and concrete eggs for 16 months. It feels like, after many changes and styles, they have found the way for the Garnacha, and it comes through as varietal with Mediterranean character, notes of berries and fennel, fresh but with grip. It has a contained 13.87% alcohol, which is low for the variety and the very warm and dry year, keeping a pH of 3.37 and 5.99 grams of acidity, parameters of very good freshness, with very fine, elegant tannins. This is a much more serious Garnacha, and like the white, for me, it's their finest vintage to date. 10,510 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2024.
Features
Type of wine
Style
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
13.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 16ºC and 18ºC
Winemaking
Free-run fermented in oak foudres, followed by 15 days of post-fermentation skin soaking. Aged for 16 months in 2,000-liter Austrian oak foudres and concrete vats.
Shipping to North Ireland
50% discount on orders over £346.01Estimated transit time: 4-5 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Over £346.01 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | £11.16 | £5.58 (-£5.58) |
| 7-12 | £15.14 | £7.57 (-£7.57) |
| 13-18 | £21.19 | £10.60 (-£10.60) |
| 19-24 | £28.98 | £14.49 (-£14.49) |
| 25-30 | £33.65 | £16.82 (-£16.82) |
| 31-36 | £37.63 | £18.81 (-£18.81) |
| 37-42 | £45.41 | £22.71 (-£22.71) |
| 43-48 | £49.74 | £24.87 (-£24.87) |
| 49-54 | £56.18 | £28.09 (-£28.09) |
| 55-60 | £60.38 | £30.19 (-£30.19) |
| VAT included | ||
