Bodegas Garmon Continental 16

Winery	Bodegas Garmon Continental
Region	Ribera del Duero
Appellation	Ribera del Duero
Type	Red Wine
Varietal	Tempranillo
Soil	Calcareous/clay and sandy/clay soils
Vineyard Orientation	900 meters
Average Age of Vines	30-100 years
Farming Practice	Organic – Non Certified
Maturation	Aged 16 months in French oak barrels, 50% new
Vintage	2016

One of the most anticipated projects in Ribera del Duero is the one from the García family of Mauro fame. Of course, Mariano is a partner in Aalto, so he has produced a few wines from Ribera del Duero before, not to mention his 30 years at Vega Sicilia from 1968 to 1998… So Garmón is the contraction of the surnames of Mariano’s sons, Alberto and Eduardo, García Montaña. The project is in Olivares de Duero across the river from Quintanilla de Onésimo in the province of Valladolid. The idea is to produce some 50,000 to 60,000 bottles from vineyards in the villages of La Aguilera, Moradillo and Baños-Tubilla. They produced their first wines in 2014, when they fermented some 38,000 kilos of grapes.

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93pts Wine Advocate– 2016 vintage

Cropped from a cooler year, the 2016 Garmón is fresher, cooler and juicier, with elegant and polished tannins. The process is similar every year, and the differences are mostly due to vintage variations, but in this vintage, they used a higher percentage of used barriques for the élevage (50/50 new and used). 2016 is fresher, more elegant and a little lighter. It has a medium to full body and some grainy tannins. Give it a little more time before you pull the cork. 50,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2018.

92pts Wine Spectator– 2016 vintage

A polished texture carries focused flavors of black cherry, licorice, tar and mineral in this solid red. Sleek and crisp, this shows good definition. Drink now through 2028. 4,215 cases made, 350 cases imported.

92pts James Suckling– 2016 vintage

Blackberries and blueberries with some vanilla and chocolate character. Medium body. Firm and silky with resolved tannins. Attractive to drink now.

Bodegas Garmon Continental 16