Ontanon Clarete 2020

Elaboration

Clarete is one of Spain's most quietly fascinating wine traditions — a style that predates the modern rosé category entirely, made by fermenting grape must together with the skins in the manner of a red wine, with a significant proportion of white grapes blended in to give it its characteristic pale salmon colour and enchanting floral character. Ontañón has been making Clarete in Eastern Rioja for generations, and today it is Raquel, Leticia, Rubén and María — the fourth generation of Bodegas Ontañón — who carry the tradition forward with the same conviction and the same pride that founded it. White flowers and luscious peach on the nose, fresh fruit and subtle balsamic notes on the palate, a light and vibrant profile that sits at the heart of Rioja's tapas culture as naturally as it always has. The wine that reminds you that the most interesting things in the glass are often the oldest.