Underdog Grape · Spain

Rufete

If you love Pinot Noir for its lightness and perfume but not its price, Rufete is the Spanish grape to chase. It is pale, floral, and grown on granite mountainsides almost nobody outside Salamanca has tasted.

Tasting profile
Pale ruby in the glass, all dried violets and red cherry over a cool streak of wet granite, carried by acidity rather than weight.
Where it grows
Sierra de Salamanca, Spain
Where to buy
For specific bottles and where to buy them, read the deep dive.

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The region

Sierra de Salamanca, Spain

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