$192.50
This Clarete comes from a vineyard owned by Secundino, a 92-year-old legend in Canalejas de Peñafiel who has shared his wisdom and knowledge of traditional winemaking. Crafted as a tribute to him and the historic Clarete style of Ribera del Duero, the wine balances density, power, and elegance. A blend of Albillo, Tempranillo, Alarije, and Bobal, it underwent full malolactic fermentation and aged for two years in a used 500-liter barrel, capturing the essence of a bygone era. This is the winery’s finest Clarete yet, honoring both tradition and history.
12 in stock
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
The 2022 Clarete Navazal was produced with grapes from an old grower who farms a plot that was planted in the 1920s on sandy soils, with lots of Garnacha in the Tempranillo-based field blend, which also contains Bobal, Albillo and Pirulés. This has between 30% and 40% white grapes and more Garnacha. The grapes were foot trodden together, let to settle in tank and fermented in a used 500-lite barrel where it rested without racking or bâtonnage for two years. It has a paler color with more orange, because of the longer aging and the more oxidative style. It’s not a shy rosé; it hits the scale at 14% alcohol and has a pH of 3.4 and 5.2 grams of acidity. The profile reminds me of the one from Dominio del Águila and the one from López de Heredia, spicy and supple. It’s a serious wine for the table. The label does not mention “clarete,” and it’s only the pink wax that identifies it as a rosé. Only 681 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2024. 94 points