Telmo Rodriguez Pegaso Barrancos de Pizarra 2019

PRE-ARRIVAL ETA LATE APRIL 2026

96 points Wine Advocate

The 2019 Pegaso Barrancos de Pizarra comes from a very dry year with low yields, produced with Garnacha from 80+-year-old vines on slopes rich in schist at 800 to 1,000 meters in altitude. It fermented in oak and stainless steel vats and amphorae with indigenous yeasts and matured in 500- and 600-liter oak barrels of different origins for 24 months. This is very expressive; the slate soils seem to take heat quite well. It is floral and open, rich and with the grainy tannins that reminded me of the dusty schist. This is supple and tasty. 3,295 bottles were filled in July 2021.

Winery:

The Pizarra vineyards are found on metamorphic soils. This type of soil is found at an altitude above 950 metres, up to 1,200 metres, mainly with an eastern orientation. The wines from here have a different expression, they are always complex, direct and profound.

Area: Sierra de Gredos

Village: Cebreros (Ávila)

Vineyards: Arrebatacapas, La Redonda, La Curva

Variety: 100% Garnacha

Viticulture: Traditional, practicing organic. Old bushvines. Manual harvest in boxes.

Winemaking and ageing: Native yeasts. 24-30 months in barrels of 500 and 400 litres of French oak from different forests and origins.

Soils: Slate soils. On metamorphic rock. Mainly oriented to the east, at altitudes above 950 metres.