Casa Castillo Las Gravas, Jumilla, Spain 2020 Red on Black elegant oak nuances and stylish

elegant oak nuances and stylish dark red tones

A brief stint of barrel ageing provides a little more structure and softness

bark and lemon peel

following through to a full body with a tight and powerful palate of beautiful fruit and chewy yet polished tannins that are compressed and impressive

The Château Lynch-Bages is stunningly good

Casa Castillo Las Gravas, Jumilla, Spain 2020 Red on Black elegant oak nuances and stylishThe wine is super perfumed and floral, really showy, elegant, nuanced and refined, with the notes of pine needles and wet soil much subtler than in the 2019. There is an ethereal character to the 2020s that I haven't found in any previous vintage here, but at the same time, the wines are very mineral and have lots of energy and light. There is precision, cleanliness, definition and elegance like I hadn't seen before and refined tannins with a pungent