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A 2021 Spanish assortment

Juanan Martín and Julio Prieto of Rico Nuevo

Some fascinating new releases tasted by Ferran at home in Barcelona.

For me, the perfect tasting article is inspired in the field, by going to the headquarters of the different Denominations of Origin, and visiting the producers who have surprised me the most during the tasting after discovering who they are. It seems to me the fairest way to carry out the exercise, always somewhat subjective, that is wine assessment.

However, I sometimes receive proposals from wineries who want to send the wine to my ‘office’, actually my private apartment in Barcelona, so don’t imagine anywhere too glamorous with a...