Pruno 2021: Excellent value for money

Their entry-level wine “Pruno” consistently receives high scores from Parker, and all that for just 16.26 euros!

2015: 90/100: As always, represents a good value in Ribera del Duero.

2016: 91/100: Always a good value in Ribera and cropped from a fresher year, the 2016 Pruno has notes of licorice, dark berries and even some fresher red fruit. It has abundant, fine-grained tannins that require powerful food.

2018: 91+/100: The entry-level here is the 2018 Pruno, which follows the line of the 2016. It’s mostly Tempranillo with 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, fermented for three weeks and aged in French barrels for 11 months. It’s clean, quite fruit-driven, approachable and juicy, with well-integrated oak. Very pleasant, with excellent freshness.

2019: 92/100: The 2019 Pruno has some unusual aromas reminiscent of pine needles, balsamic, and faint herbal notes with moderate alcohol (they harvested early in this warm year) and very good balance and harmony. The aromas and flavors are pure and defined, and it’s tasty, easy to drink, with very fine tannins. Among the finest Pruno wines of recent times.

2021: 91/100: The heady and grapey 2021 Pruno has seen the Cabernet Sauvignon reduced to 6% of the blend. It’s a powerful and ripe Ribera with 14.3% alcohol and good freshness that makes it juicy and fine-boned, with chalky tannins. There are abundant notes of prunes and very ripe black fruit here. It was aged in 225- and 500-liter barrels for one year.