Jose Gil 'Paraje La Conoca' 2023

50 year old vineyards located in the valley of La Canoca, in San Vicente de la Sonsierra at an altitude of 600m. Tempranillo with a small percentage of Viura again.

The 1st vintage using the highest vineyards in the valley, dark & brooding wine with herbal notes and a ferric tone, so typical of this terroir. Always seems the hardest wine to taste pre-release on tasting young, and yet this vintage has a bright red fruit high tone and spice to add complexity. Tannins are well integrated, lean mineral core of fruit and a flourish of black fruit and herb to finish. It will be more open than previous vintages, but I would always leave this a couple of years to really come into form.