The aromas of the 2023 Gratallops display such a gorgeous depth of sweet, red morello cherries and blueberries that you cannot help but relax into the wine. There is an almost raspberry chocolate hedonistic element too with a lift of sweet spice.
This is so elegant on the palate! The stony minerality really comes through with a delicious wet pebble purity and a cherry kernel finish. It is so fresh and so well balanced with chalky tannins that glide across the palate. Gratallops is absolutely stunning this vintage – it is such a beautiful wine. How Álvaro has achieved this level of sophistication and freshness in such a severe drought (only 250 litres of water fell in the 11 months between one harvest and the next) is utterly mind-blowing. Drink 2025 to 2035.
Catriona Felstead MW
