Garmón Ribera del Duero 2022

Garmón Ribera del Duero is a top-end red wine made by the Garmón Continental bodega, the personal project of the García family (Mariano García, former winemaker at Vega Sicilia, and his sons) in the Ribera del Duero region.

The Wine Advocate
RP 93

Reviewed by: Luis Gutiérrez

2022 wasn't an easy year, with a demanding harvest from a viticultural point of view. The Garmón 2022 was made with gentler extraction, given the natural concentration the year provided.

It still has a fairly primary profile, with a purple colour that shows its youth. On the nose and palate it's elegant and juicy, with abundant, slightly earthy tannins. The blend includes 7% Cabernet Sauvignon and the wine reached 14.5% alcohol.

After fermentation it aged for 22 months in French oak barrels and was bottled in August 2024. 50,000 bottles were produced.

About the producer:
Garmón Continental is the García family's project in Ribera del Duero, the same family behind Mauro and San Román. Since 2021 they have added a small percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon to the winery's only wine.

The estate has 20 hectares in the appellation, spread across different villages — Moradillo, Baños, Tubilla del Lago, Hontoria, Anguix, Valbuena and Olivares. As a result the wine takes on the profile of a regional blend, preserving the distinctive character of Ribera del Duero.

Average production is 50,000 bottles.

Published: 19 June 2025

Suckling describes this wine as having a "solid core of fruit" and highlights the balance achieved in this vintage. The critic frames 2021 in Ribera del Duero as a "rock and roll" vintage — a landmark of freshness, structure and intensity, surpassing the depth of more recent years such as 2023.