Gomez Cruzado El Predilecto Rioja 2021

This is Rioja ‘unplugged’, Rioja ‘naked’, Rioja without the glitter. If you want to see what’s under the mask, in other words, Rioja without the effect of maturing in oak barrels, then you will enjoy this wine!

Press reviews:

Jancis Robinson MW: “Classic Rioja with juice and structure and finesse! So good. Who couldn’t like this wine so full of life? Interesting blend. Throbs. VERY GOOD VALUE. Drink now-2028.” 17 points The Wine Advocate: "The new young red 2021 El Predilecto recovers Predilecto, which was a historic brand of the house, a wine with less aging than the rest and more fruity character. In this case, they want it to show the fruit expression of the vineyard without oak. They call it the new old concept in Rioja, what the wines used to be before the arrival of the French, pure fruit. It's a blend of 65% Garnacha from Cárdenas and Cordoví n and 35% Tempranillo from Samaniego that fermented but uncrushed (so not exactly a carbonic maceration) with clean and fresh aromas and flavors. It's ripe and hedonistic, with 14.5% alcohol and good freshness. Drink now-2026. 92 points