R. Parker (95/100)
The top of the range is the single-vineyard 2021 Nebro, sourced from a 1.2-hectare plot of old vines planted in 1920 in the village of Olmedillo at 850 meters above sea level on alluvial soils with a high percentage of limestone and clay, covered by sand. They consider 2021 a classical vintage, and the cooler conditions and better availability of water seem to have helped to produce a fresher, more elegant and more balanced wine. They also pushed in that direction, picking the grapes to achieve a wine with 14.1% alcohol and good acidity and freshness and being careful with the élevage, which was in a 1,200-liter oak foudre. It's the most elegant Nebro I can remember; it's perfumed, aromatic and floral, with a medium-bodied palate, very fine tannins and great purity of flavors.