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El Bombero 2023

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El Bombero 2023
GREEN PIONEER, (Packaging Pioneers Packaging Pioneers)
“Cariñena is home to some of the best value reds in Spain, if not the world,” declares Decanter. After you try El Bombero, we bet you’ll agree. It’s a BIG, juicy fruit bomb from Javier Domeque and his prized, 60-year-old Garnacha vines.
$203.88

Wine Details

Packaging PioneersGREEN PIONEER, (Packaging Pioneers Packaging Pioneers)
  • Red - Full Bodied
  • SpainSpain
  • Garnacha
  • Vegan
  • 13.5% ABV
  • 750 ml
  • Vegetarian
  • 31 December 2025
  • Packaging Pioneer

Flavor Profile

Wine Flavor Profile
El Bombero is a full-bodied red wine with enticing aromas of red berry, cinnamon spice and black currant. The palate is luscious, with juicy mouthfuls of sun-ripened blackberry, raspberry and cherry, plus a spicy, velvety finish.
Wine Food Pairings
Aged cheese, duck, game birds, venison, pork, vegetarian.
Beyond the label

Like BIG-flavored reds? You’ll love this huge customer favorite. El Bombero Garnacha has an ancient-vine power and silky richness usually associated with regions like France’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape or Australia’s Barossa Valley—an intensity that’s seriously rare in a wine at this price.

Javier Domeque is the No. 1 winemaker in remote, rugged Cariñena, which Decanter says “is home to some of the best value reds in Spain.” There, he runs Bodegas San Valero, a remarkable cooperative founded in 1944 with 66 growers contributing grapes. It now boasts 500 members that Javier calls “a small great family.”

El Bombero is Javier’s pride-and-joy, which takes its strength from gnarled, 60-year-old Garnacha vines. While painfully low-yielding and challenging to maintain, their payoff is high: each grape is a knot of ripe, intensely concentrated flavor.

You’ll enjoy enticing aromas of red berry, spice and black currant, backed by luscious, juicy mouthfuls of sun-ripe black fruit. With such intense, warming flavors, El Bombero (‘the firefighter’ in Spanish) has the weight to match hearty beef stews and rich, meaty pastas. Or, enjoy a smooth glass on its own.

And here’s another great reason to feel good about supporting Javier and his dedicated team: San Valero is Spain’s second-largest organic producer. They also promote biodiversity in the vineyards and win awards for their sustainable packaging. A win-win for everyone.

A quick word to the wise—those 60-year-old vines? They produce a tiny amount of grapes, which means there’s only so much of El Bombero to go around.

Like BIG-flavored reds? You’ll love this huge customer favorite. El Bomber

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