Pale salmon in colour, yet slightly orange hued, this looks very much like a classic rosé, but the nose offers so much more intrigue. Mineral and savoury aromas, think limestone and oyster shell, that open up floral nuances; geranium, rose petal and white pepper. Piercingly dry on entry, this is not slippery and easy; nor challenging. There is a phenolic grip interplaying with roasted almonds, but it gains texture and weaves seamlessly despite the intensity of acidity. Bitter stonefruit, sour cherries and a refreshingly grippy finish.

Here is the story behind 'Claríto'. Spanish importer Scott Wasley and his artistic partner Leah, along their many sojourns to Spain, discovered a 'pink' mystery. They came across a curious wine style, and realised it was sadly on the verge of extinction. Known as 'clarete', they simply couldn't find this wine, anywhere. Not in the hundreds of wine bars visited, nor even with a google search! Many of Spain's contemporary appellations no longer had any legal classification available for 'clarete'. There was an obvious need to rescue this curious, vanishing wine style, and together, with winemaker and historian Oscar, from Alegre y Valgañon, 'Claríto' (the little clear one) was born. The trio eagerly took on this project, and with their combined talents, produced this 'not quite rosado' nor 'white wine' blend of red and white grapes (Garnacha and Viura, to be specific) from 80-year old vines. Clarete, is a deceptively powerful style... not your average rosé, and nothing less than utterly intriguing. Welcome back!