Jose Gil San Vincente de la Sonsierra Village Wine, Rioja DOCa, Spain 2020 Kate Arnold One of the finest Smith-Haut

One of the finest Smith-Haut Lafittes I have tasted

The Pet Nat is dry with supple

this Pinot Noir

Excellent persistence

seamless Syrah (there's a splash of Grenache) has silky tannins

Jose Gil San Vincente de la Sonsierra Village Wine, Rioja DOCa, Spain 2020 Kate Arnold One of the finest Smith-HautThe 2020 Viedos en San Vicente de la Sonsierra, the village red, is quite different from the previous vintages, as it has up to 20% Garnachamore than in the past, when it could be some 2%. They also used some 10% full clusters and uncrushed grapes for the fermentation in stainless steel and plastic bins with indigenous yeasts. The wine matured in 500 liter oak barrel for some 10 months, and the integration of oak is better than with the smaller