Hacienda El Olmo Crianza 2020

Hacienda el Olmo (‘estate of the elm tree’) is a project based in a little pueblo, Agoncillo, 15km south-east of Logroño. A classical crianza style, gentle and elegant, el Olmo is gently fermented, spending three weeks macerating in a temperature-controlled fermentation and then aged 14 months in new and old oak, mainly French. Some earth and leather wander through strawberry, cherry, and tobacco notes. There’s a gorgeous, sweet seeds/tannin character effortlessly expressing the wine’s perfect ripeness, with an open, freely flowing palate framed by gentle grip and terrific natural acid freshness.