Victor de la Serna continues to innovate and now conjures something beautiful out of the top hat. His wines are always adored by the wine experts & critics and that has happened with this new wine: the El Fundamentalista. Victor had been making this wine for several years, but the yield was so low that it was only sold among his friends. A little more was produced from the 2015, but also only 1500 bottles and at Grandcruwijnen we managed to confiscate a limited number of bottles of this beautiful wine.

The Fundamentalista is a unique blend of Monastrell and Syrah. This Sandoval has a fresh character, mainly because the grapes are grown at a higher height (clearly higher than that normally happens with Monastrell) at Castillejo de Iniesta at about 850 meters. The only other (commercial) vintage produced from this wine was in 2008. In the glass, the El Fundamentalista is clear ruby red with beautiful notes of red berries and aromatic herbs on the nose. The taste is light, elegant and refreshing with a nice acidity and a very fine texture with a tasty finish. A very fine and scarce wine that is hard to come by.