With their Garmón Continental project, Mariano García and sons advocate for an ancestral and small-scale viticulture, from old vineyards located in high-altitude areas of Ribera del Duero. Now, the new vintage of the only red wine they produce is released: Garmón 2020. A Tempranillo made from small plots in different villages of Burgos, aged for 20 months in French oak barrels. The influential British wine critic Tim Atkin has awarded it 96 points.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Tempranillo
Type of barrel
French oak barrels.
Barrel aging time
20 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Bottling
08/2022
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14.5
General Information
Garmón 2020 is made from old tempranillo vines, aged between 30 and 100 years, from small plots located in different villages: La Aguilera, Moradillo, Baños, Tubilla, and Anguix. These vines grow on clay-limestone and sandy-clay soils, yielding low outputs – between 3,500 and 4,000 kg per hectare – of high quality. Fermentation and maceration lasted between 12 and 16 days with native yeast, daily pump-overs, and temperatures reaching up to 28ºC. Finally, it was aged in French oak barrels for a period of 20 months.
Garmón Continental is the third winery of the García family – Mariano García and sons – in the Duero region, following Mauro (Tudela de Duero) and San Román (Toro). This new winery is located on a 3-hectare estate in the Olivares area (Valladolid), on the banks of the Duero River and just 15 km from Mauro; its entire production is focused on a single wine: Garmón.
Creators' opinion
Sugestiva nariz con fruta negra muy fresca, penetrantes notas especiadas y fondo terroso. Brioso y con nervio, tiene longitud y tensión. Apretados y jugosos taninos.
The winery
Garmón Continental is the third winery of the García family -Mariano García and sons- in the lands of the Duero, following Mauro (Tudela de Duero) and San Román (Toro). It advocates for an ancestral and small-scale viticulture, with old vineyards located in the high areas of Ribera del Duero. The winery is situated on a 3-hectare estate in the municipality of Olivares (Valladolid), on the banks of the Duero River and just 15 km from Mauro. Its entire production (80,000 bottles annually) is focused on a single wine: Garmón.
Garmón Continental is a project based on old tempranillo vines and native clones cultivated in small plots located in the eastern part of the Ribera del Duero: La Aguilera, Moradillo, Baños, Tubilla, and Anguix. The high altitude of the vineyards -between 850 and 1,000 m- enhances freshness, while the clay-limestone soils promote slow ripening.