BIG Day Operatives. We have not one, but several extraordinary MAURO gems lined up.

Why? We know they don’t last long. As the top Spanish newspaper El Mundo wrote “Mariano is the great man of Spanish wine, he’s the No. 1 winemaker in the country. A whole school of people has been mentored by García. He’s bigger than Ribera del Duero.”

To kick things off, here’s a 10 case drop of the FLAGSHIP extreme cherry Mauro, the rarely seen, well worth the $180 Terreus. 98 gigantic points and you pay less than a buck a point. Today. Just because we love you. So rare that we could not even sample it. Some outfit online shows 6 bottles in inventory at $250 each.

Antonio Galloni’s Vinous introduces Mauro best with “after spending 30 years as winemaker at Vega Sicilia Mariano García established his own Bodega and vineyards in 1978.”

Continuing…

“Mauro quickly emerged as one of Spain’s finest wineries producing wines that did then and still do compete with the best that Ribera del Duero has to offer. Up to three wines are produced here, depending on the vintage, and they are consistently concentrated, full-flavored, polished, and age-worthy, from top to bottom. García’s sons, Eduardo and Alberto, are in charge now, and the quality of the wines has actually been rising steadily over the last decade and a half, with current vintages representing the best work yet done here. Mauro is definitely among the country’s foremost…”

Go ahead and confidently sneak this one into a Vega Sicilia Único blind lineup with your loaded friends and tell them you paid less than $100 for it, NOT more than $500+ like they did.

The countdown has begun.

98 Points – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

“Mauro has 100 hectares of vines averaging 20 years of age, mostly in Tudela de Duero Traspinedo and other villages of Ribera del Duero. Since 2017, they have planted more Cabernet Sauvignon at 800+ meters in altitude to bring acidity to their blends. They farm organically and also apply biodynamics in some vineyards. There is a subtle change in the name of their top red, and in 2020, it’s labeled as 2020 Terreus Cima de Cueva Baja. It’s from a slightly cooler year with fine-boned wines, and it’s aromatic, fresh and elegant with lots of depth and layers of aromas that peel off with time in the glass. The parameters of alcohol and acidity are quite similar to the 2019 that I tasted next to it, but the aromatic profile and mouthfeel are different. Here, the oak feels more integrated, and the wine is more fluid and with more elegance and nuance. Drink 2024-2035.”