El Canto de Alondra Ribera del Duero | 2022

Packed with grit and velvety soul, El Canto de Alondra is one of our favorite Tempranillo wines on the planet, period. Small in appearance and big with ambition, Silvia González García started El Canto de Alondra (Song of the Lark) in 2014 with less than 4 acres of old vines in the town of Olmos de Peñafiel. With less than 1,000 cases produced each year, most of Silvia’s wine ends-up Spain's top restaurants, leaving a tiny drop for export. 100% Tempranillo, El Canto de Alondra is a magnificent performance of Ribera’s greatest hits: purple plums, wild berries, burnt ends, and smoky espresso earth. Aged in a combination of French and American oak, the palate is mind-bendingly rich, yet soft as butter, gesturing the craft of a lady. So, get what you can, and savor an icon in the making. ~AA