Wines

90 Points! The village red 2019 El Reflejo was produced with Bobal grapes from 15 separate plots in the process of being certified organic in Casas de Benítez and Pozoamargo close to the Júcar River, all within five kilometers of each other on limestone soils. In 2019, they harvested earlier, looking for more freshness, and with slightly higher yields guided from the pruning. They used 50% full clusters in the fermentation in 3,300-liter stainless steel vats that was quite soft, with a total time of 21 days. The wine matured in a combination of tinajas, concrete vats and 225- and 500-liter oak barrels for a total of 14 months. It's floral and perfumed, quite showy, open an expressive with a medium-bodied palate, focused flavors and fine tannins. - Luis Gutierrez, robertparker.com

97 Points! From vines up to 60 or more years old on slatey, calcareous, sandy and gravelly gneiss soils, the 2017 Blaufränkisch Sankt Margarethen is concentrated, refined and bloody on the pure fresh and elegant, terroir-driven nose that displays dark and concentrated black berry aromas with chocolate notes and an almost Port-like concentration. Very elegant and sweet on the concentrated but refreshing mineral and finessed palate, this is a great effort with tension, finesse, stimulating salts and a crystalline and chalky freshness. The wine is rich but highly refined and persistently salty-mineral. Hannes Schuster's 2017 Sankt Margarethen is most probably one of the greatest Blaufränkisch wines I have tasted in more than 20 years. - Stephan Reinhardt, robertparker.com