Finca Villacreces, Pruno, Ribera del Duero, 2018

Deep, spicy black fruit aromas lure you into this approachable organic Ribera. A blend of Tempranillo with 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, grown at 710m and matured in three-year-old French oak for 12 months. Rounded, well-balanced palate with plenty of black berry fruit, wrapped in a soft blanket of spice with polished tannins. Nice freshness too. Vegan and vegetarian.

Inky in colour with bags of spice, black liquorice and ripe fruits jumping from the glass this ‘second wine’ from Finca Villacreces is made for early drinking, unlike the winery's flagship Ribera del Duero. It’s primarily Tempranillo with 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and is delicious at three years old. Rounded and supple with woodsmoke and a savoury bacon fat character holding down all that sweet fruit.