Garmon Continental - 2021 (750ml)

97 points Tim Atkin MW

Eduardo García makes this outstanding assemblage of Tinto fino and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon with grapes sourced from Anguix, Baños de Valdearados, Moradillo and Tubilla del Lago. It’s a wine that illustrates his skills as a blender showing a well-judged combination of structure and acidity. Clove spice, plum, orange zest and blueberry flavours are framed by scented, lightly toasted oak. One of the best Garmón releases yet. 2026- 2040. 

96 Wine Review Online

“I can’t recall a vintage of this relatively new wine tasting better right after the cork is pulled than this 2021 vintage “Garmón,” though I’ve tasted them at roughly one-year intervals rather than side-by-side. The oak is quite prominent but not overly so, and though this wine will undoubtedly improve for at least 10 years and probably 20, it is flat-out delicious already. Gorgeously pure fruit is the key to the wine’s success, as it shines through the toasty, spicy oak notes in a way that prevents the wood from “enclosing” the wine or making it seem hard in the mid-palate or short in the finish. Flavors of dark berries and cherries are very enticing, and freshening acidity benefits the wine greatly, counterbalancing its power and structure. Marvelous Tempranillo that can be enjoyed now — or cellared for a solid 15 years of positive aromatic development”.  Michael Franz-July, 2025.

94 points Vinous

The 2021 Garmón is primarily Tempranillo with a 5% dash of Cabernet Sauvignon from Ribera del Duero, aged for 20 months in French oak barrels. A dark garnet-red in hue. The nose presents notes of cherry, plum and hints of violet, along with black tea and subtle ashy undertones. Dry and relatively rich, the juicy, chalky palate leads to a long-lasting, flavorful finish. This is a Ribera del Duero wine that drew inspiration from Bordeaux. Joaquín Hidalgo, November 2023

94 points Robert Parker

For the first time, the 2021 Garmón contains 5% Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend with Tempranillo from different villages and zones within Ribera del Duero. They work small plots of old vines and old clones that have a longer cycle. The grapes ferment from 12 to 16 days with indigenous yeasts, and the wine matured in French oak barrels for 22 months. Despite the high altitude of the majority of vineyards here, the wine feels riper than the 2021s from Mauro, and the oak is more evident tin the nose. It's spicy, toasty and smoky, with a medium to full-bodied palate with abundant, slightly dusty tannins. Wait a bit to pull the cork, and enjoy with heathy, powerful food. 50,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in September 2023. 2025 - 2033.