Bodegas y Vinedos Ponce - Manchuela - Ponce - Rouge - 2022

Wine:

The 2022 red Manchuela Ponce continues to amaze us year after year. With 80% Bobal grapes grown on granite soils, this wine achieves a divine expression, vinified and aged in large wooden foudres that preserve its vibrant fruit and unwavering freshness. Deep, complex, and balanced, this intensely charming red unfolds with finesse, offering aromas of dark fruits and spices. A great vintage. Viva España! Rated 98/100 by Parker.

Vinification:

Hand harvested. La Ensancha plot of vines over 60 years old. 100% indigenous yeasts. Aged 17 months in 600-liter French oak barrels. No fining or filtration.

Color:

Intense, brilliant red.

Nose:

Delicate, subtle aromas of red and black fruits with a hint of wood.

Palate:

Voluptuous with a velvety tannic structure, a rich, full-bodied juice with macerated black fruit flavors.

Temperature:

Serve between 14 and 16°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Entrecote with shallots, morel mushroom risotto, stuffed duck with crisp vegetables, veal stew with olives.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2031

King of Spain and Manchuela, Juan Antonio Ponce challenges Rioja with wines that are astonishingly fresh and pure. Simply put, no one vinifies Bobal better than he does! Trained alongside Telmo Rodriguez, he took over his father's vines in 2004 and has since been producing wines that are clear, pure, and unadorned.

Noticed by Parker from his very first vintages, he brilliantly demonstrates that it is possible to produce top-quality wines in this region by practicing organic farming and rehabilitating indigenous grape varieties, relying on very old vines.