TENTENUBLO ESCONDITE DEL ARDACHO: EL ABUNDILLANO TINTO 2023 - red

Style : Rocks & MineralsRoberto Oliván feels comfortable with his range (seven wines) and volume, which was completed with Custero, a red in the style of a "cosechero" from the young vines he planted with massale selections in vineyards three to 10 years old. He works 10 hectares in 30 plots, all worked according to organic certification (the wines will be certified from 2022). In total, he makes around 50,000 bottles.The 2020 Escondite del Ardacho El Abundillano is the single-vineyard bottling that goes faster in the market, so I tasted a wine that is one year younger than the other two. It started with a strong reduction and needed time to dissipate it, so if your bottle is reduced, give it an energetic decanting and some time in the decanter. After a good 30 minutes, the wine starts to unfurl very attractive floral aromas with some meaty tones and a balanced and vibrant palate, a place that always produces a very showy wine. In 2020 he harvested the 5th of November with good ripeness that delivered 14.5% alcohol, so it's powerful, but it also has a lot of acidity that shows up in the shape of acid berries. The three single-plot wines have a similar fermentation, with 40% full clusters and indigenous yeasts and aging in used barrels for some nine months. This is mostly Garnacha, the grape responsible for the showy and floral aromatics, with some 6% Tempranillo and 4% Malvasía Riojana. 1,866 bottles were filled in August 2021. WINE ADVOCATERegion : Rioja, SPAINVariety : Tempranillo ABV: 14.5%Liquor Act 2007. It is against the law to sell or supply alcohol to, or to obtain alcohol on behalf of a person under the age of 18 years. Lic No. LIQP770016424 *We endeavour to ensure the correct vintage is displayed, however some variations may occur in store and for delivered bottles.