Bodegas Breca "Brega" Old Vine Garnacha 2020
(Calatayud, Spain) - [JD 95]

About the Winery:
Bodegas Breca was founded in 2010 with the goal of producing the finest Garnacha wines from Spain. Garnacha de Aragón, the clone used to produce the wines of Bodegas Breca, is the most ancient and genetically untouched clone of of Garnacha (Grenache) in the world. Garnacha was first cultivated in this northeastern corner of Spain, and transplanted across the Mediterranean by the medieval Kingdom of Aragón, which had territories all across the Mediterranean.

These ancient clones of Garnacha have a very long vegetative cycle, and as a result, are very late ripening. D.O. Calatayud has a very unique, extreme terroir that is ideal for late ripening Garnacha. The combination of extreme altitudes, ancient soils, and drastic climate combine to create a completely unique mesoclimate. Due to the altitude of our mountain vineyards, temperature swings of 45º F between day and night are common. Oftentimes fluctuating between 40º F and 85º F in the summer, the heat allows the grapes to achieve full ripeness, and the cool nights build high acidity in the grapes. These conditions produce exceptionally balanced wines.

This Garnacha de Aragón, the oldest clone of Garnacha, hails from two mountain plots outside Munébrega, Zaragoza, in the southern part of Calatayud DO. These ancient vines were planted between 1900-1918, are traditionally dry-farmed, and grow upon beds of iron-rich red slate at a 65% inclination.

Ageing: 20 months in barrel, the first 10 months in 40% new, 60% second use followed by 10 months in neutral 600L demi-muids.

Ratings & Reviews

95 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:
"The 2020 Brega is also deeply hued, and it's another stunning wine in the lineup. Black raspberries, spicy herbs, pepper, leather, and incense notes all shine here, and it's medium to full-bodied, with a round, layered mouthfeel, perfectly integrated oak, and a great finish." (Jul 2024)