Bodegas Las Orcas Solar de Randez Tempranillo 2021, Spain – Fresh & Young

The Solar de Randez Joven (young wine with no oak) comes from a 15-hectare plot of younger vineyards that grow on a hill with both north and south facing slopes. The ripeness levels that come from the different sides of the hill create amazing depth in this fresh and young wine. Sitting on calcareous clay soils mixed with sand and rock, the layers displayed in this dense, ink-colored red are fantastically expressive. After only time in stainless steel, the resulting fruit is ripe and deliciously bright. The Joven has beautiful aromas of red and black cherries with a touch of licorice, and the palate follows with a medium-bodied, yet impressively structured mouthfeel for a young wine, full of dark fruits and a lingering finish of black pepper and fig.