2018 Pegaso Arrebatacapas Cebreros Telmo Rodriguez

2018 was one of the finest recent vintages in Gredos, and the 2018 Pegaso Arrebatacapas, Garnacha from brown slate soils showed superbly. It fermented in oak and stainless steel vats and clay pots with indigenous yeasts and matured in 500- and 600-liter French oak barrels for 18 months. It's a little more powerful and perhaps with more extraction than the Pegaso Pizarra; it might need more time in bottle. This is a little darker (in profile, not necessarily in color), closed, austere and mineral with more tannin, more Piamonte if you want, more powerful, with an earthier mouthfeel. It comes from one of the most extreme vineyards in the appellation, and it makes sense that the wine is also more extreme.

This is really tight, polished and structured. It’s medium-bodied with tight tannins and a long, racy finish. White pepper and stone. A slightly more structured nature than Gedos. One of the best I have had from here. Drinkable now, but better in 2023.