Pale salmon in colour, yet slightly orange-hued, this looks very much like a classic rosé, but with much more to it. There's a little watermelon and orange and it smells pretty, but that's a ruse - this dry, savoury, complex rose/rosado/whatever you want to call it is more than just another plain pink. Fascinating wine!

Here is the story behind 'Claríto'. Spanish importer Scott Wasley and his artistic partner Leah, along their many sojourns to Spain, discovered a 'pink' mystery. They came across a curious wine style, and realised it was sadly on the verge of extinction. Known as 'clarete', they simply couldn't find this wine anywhere. Not in the hundreds of wine bars visited, nor even with a google search! Many of Spain's contemporary appellations no longer had any legal classification available for 'clarete'. There was an obvious need to rescue this curious, vanishing wine style, and together, with winemaker and historian Oscar, from Alegre y Valgañón, 'Claríto' (the little clear one) was born. The trio eagerly took on this project and, with their combined talents, produced this 'not quite rosado' nor 'white wine' blend of red and white grapes (Garnacha and Viura, to be specific) from 80-year-old vines. Clarete is a deceptively powerful style... not your average rosé, and nothing less than utterly intriguing. Welcome back!