Rafael Cambra El Soplo

The young and fruit-driven red 2023 Soplo was produced with 80% Garnacha and the rest Monastrell and Forcallà, fermented with 30% full clusters and matured in 17,000-liter vats and 500-liter barrels for six months. It has an easy profile—medium-bodied, clean and balanced, with fine tannins—and is dominated by red fruit and some spice. Very pleasant. It has 13.5% alcohol, a pH of 3,6 and 5.1 grams of acidity. 45,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2024.

The 2021 Soplo is from a cooler and rainier year with some complications with rain during the harvest that forced them to select, sort and discard, but the wine has moderate alcohol and good freshness. This has changed, as it's now 80% Garnacha with 20% Monastrell and Forcallà. It matured in a large 17,400-liter oak vat and some 500-liter barrels for 14 months. It has a clean and expressive nose, with a floral profile. It's a fresh Mediterranean blend—the Garnacha in the zone keeps the freshness—and he harvests early. This is an approachable and pleasant red with 13.5% alcohol; it's tasty and easy but with some seriousness and fine tannins. With time in the glass, it develops a very attractive spicy note of black pepper and clove. 45,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2023.

The varietal Garnacha 2018 Soplo shows contained ripeness and 13% alcohol, with a mix of flowers and berries, clean, expressive and elegant. The palate is medium-bodied and reveals fine tannins and nice balance. Very pleasant. 22,500 bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2019.

Light-to-mid cherry red. Sweet, pure Garnacha red fruit. Creamy and smooth in texture, gentle and perfectly suited to the name of the wine. Perfect current drinking and you could drink this on its own.