• Mostly Tempranillo with some Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo with a particularly high percentage (10-12%) of the white varieties Viura and Malvasía Riojana
• From Magaña’s oldest parcels, 75 to 90-year-old bushvines in pure limestone, worked entirely by horse
• Fermented with indigenous yeast in open-top wood vats with whole bunches as vintage allows
• Raised for about a year in used 500L barrels
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
Spain
Region:
La Rioja
Appellation:
Rioja
Variety:
Tempranillo-Based Blend
Color:
Red
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ES-ANZ-20-22 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2024-08-15
"Mussel shells, oysters, white pepper, chalk and lots of black cherries. There is richness of fruit, which probably shows the warmth of the year. The crushed sweet blueberries and cherries are tightly rounded by nicely chewy tannins, which are abundant and chalky. More powerful than the San Gines. Drink now or hold."
Wine Advocate
Score
96
Date
2025-02-27
"As soon as I was pouring, I knew the 2022 Carramonte was going to be my favorite, because of the bright color and the bright and elegant aromas. It was produced with the fruit from old vines in Elvillar (70 years old) and Laguardia (ungrafted 90-year-old vines) and another one in Laguardia planted 50 years ago and a little Garnacha from Badar n, micro-plots with field blends of grapes‡Tempranillo, Graciano, Garnacha and Viura. It's serious and balanced and does not transmit any heat at all, coming through as fresh and fine-boned, with very elegant tannins, precision and freshness, terribly precise and mineral. It doesn't feel like a 2022 at all. Like most reds, it matured in used 500-liter oak barrels. 3,737 numbered bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2024."
Wine Spectator
Score
93
Date
2025-05-31
"There's a compact feel to this stylish red, with chalky underlying tannins tightly meshed to the flavors of black raspberry paste, pomegranate puree and black olive that open nicely in the glass. Expands on the palate, showing fragrant violet, sage, white pepper and paprika notes, plus a streak of minerality that echoes on the finish. Best from 2027 through 2040. 311 cases made, 75 cases imported."