2022 Jose Gil El Bardallo, Rioja DOCa, Spain Zweigelt some aging potential

some aging potential

This wine is a blend of three vineyard sites including our rare and special clone of Old Vine Sauvignon Blanc

great to pair with juicy protein dishes

Fermented and aged on its lees in 35% new French oak

2022 Jose Gil El Bardallo, Rioja DOCa, Spain Zweigelt some aging potentialAs with La Canoca, the 2022 El Bardallo changes from a single vineyard to a paraje (lieu dit) wine and includes more plots in the same place to increase the volume of wine produced. It's Tempranillo with some 10% white grapes, mostly Viura. It fermented with some whole cluster fruit and indigenous yeasts and matured in 500 and 600 liter barrels. It's quite fruit driven, aromatic and reminiscent of the old carbonic fermentation reds matured in barrel,