Expect ripe blackberry, raspberry, dark cherry, dark chocolate, vanilla, and warming spice with full body and ripe tannins. The 2018 Spanish vintage was good.
- Varietal
- Garnacha (100%, from old vines)
- Region
- Spain / Aragón / Campo de Borja
- Body
- Full
- Style
- dry red, oak-aged, age-worthy
The producer
Veratón is the second wine of Bodegas Alto Moncayo, sitting below the flagship Aquilón. Same producer team and consultant (Chris Ringland), with sourcing from old-vine Garnacha sites in Campo de Borja.
What critics say
Veratón receives consistently strong reviews and is regularly cited as one of Spain's best-value premium Garnachas, often scoring in the mid-90s.
Pairing
Slow-roasted lamb, grilled chorizo, lamb burger