2016 Bodegas Sedella Sierras de Malaga Tinto

The owner of Sedella Vinos is Lauren Rosillo. With years of experience in winemaking and oenology in the role of technical director for various Spanish premium wines in other regions (including Rioja, Rueda, La Mancha, and Guipúzcoa), Lauren felt itchy to start her own project. The result is Sedella Vinos.

The top of the range is the Sedella which is produced with the fruit of a single vineyard, planted in 1940 which is a vineyard with local grapes, usually Romé with some Garnacha on slate slopes. All grapes are hand-picked and fermented together with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel, followed by used barriques and egg-shaped cement vessels for malolactic and further maturation for 12 to 14 months. The Sedella Tinto is a full bodied wine but extremely elegant with the mineral tones that come through the slate terroir makes the wine very attractive. The notes of meditarene herbs such as thyme, rosemary and lavender are also evident. The taste is very tasty, with fine-grained tannins and a good freshness. 2,997 bottles have been filled, so this is another gem

93 + / 100 Parker