96 points Decanter

Founded in 1886, Gómez Cruzado sources its wines from about 100 predominantly bush-vine plots across three areas within Rioja Alavesa and Rioja Alta. Grapes for the Pancrudo 2020 came from 100% old-vine Garnacha planted at 650m on clay-ferrous soils in Badarán, Alto Najerilla. Fermented in stainless steel with malolactic fermentation in new French oak (65%) and concrete egg tanks (35%). Sarah Jane Evans MW: Full of character, with lively redcurrant, blueberry and brambly fruit layered with a rasp of tannin. Well-balanced acidity and a very fine, supple texture. Complex and individual. Christine Allen: Fresh cranberry, redcurrant and toasted spice. Lifted and well balanced, with bags of fruit enveloped by warming spices. Beth Willard: Delicate and precise redcurrant and red cherry aromas, with pink grapefruit. Warm and ripe on the palate; well managed and balanced.