Venus La Universal Dido 2021

The granite soils from Montsant used for the 2021 Dido accentuates more the effect of the years, so this 2021 is sharp, austere and reductive, with a paler color. It has moderate ripeness and 12.8% alcohol, a nuanced and subtle nose with herbal and floral notes, a spicy pinch and a medium-bodied palate with some grainy tannins with a chalky texture. They play a lot with concrete, with about 40% of the volume, and the rest is in oak containers of different sizes, from 300- to 4,000-liter ones. This is a serious, mineral red that transcends its price point.

A well-spiced red thats light on its feet, this fresh, medium-bodied example offers crushed raspberry and strawberry fruit, dried rosemary and lavender, milled pepper, graphite and mineral notes. Lightly chewy on the lingering finish. Grenache, Carinyena, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2031. 8,400 cases made, 1,100 cases imported.