4 Monos - Garnacha Aguja del Fraile 2020 (750ml)
4 Monos Description
4 Monos (4 Monkeys) is a project started in 2010 by 4 wine savvy friends - Javier García, Laura Robles, David Velasco, and David Moreno – in the Sierra de Gredos mountains, west of Madrid. Their mission is to capture the purity of the local old vine Albillo and Garnacha grapes and the granitic soils of the area by utilizing organic viticulture and natural winemaking methods.
This wine is named for the “Friar’s Needle” a formation that is visible from the vineyards. More than 90% Garnacha Tinta, with a small amount of Cariñena.
Wine Advocate: 94 Points
This is their village red that contains around 5% Cariñena that fermented together with the Garnacha using full clusters and a longer maceration of 54 days. They also added some new plots in the paraje of La Isilla in this bottling. It has 14.5% alcohol and a pH of 3.29 coupled with 6.35 grams of acidity. This 2020 fermented in an oak vat (it used to be stainless steel and plastic bins in the past), and that seems to have given it an extra dimension. There's more fruit and an earthy character, and it has the Italian tannins from Cadalso. It's more structured than the wines from Cenicientos, wines that develop very nicely in bottle. This is seriously built, with an electric freshness.
