El Canchorral 2017

The micro-cuvée 2017 El Canchorral comes from a very old plot planted with mostly Rufete, complemented by some Aragonés (Tempranillo), Calabrés (Garnacha), Rufete Blanco, Moscatel, Palomino, Cariñena and Trousseau on granite and volcanic soils at 800 meters in altitude in the village of Monforte de la Sierra. The wine finished fermenting without skins in a 300-liter French oak barrel, where it matured for some ten months before bottling. It's aromatic, elegant, complex and subtle, with surprising freshness. It's very impressive, with some fine tannins that provide good grip. This has a rare combination of elegance, depth and complexity that is quite impressive for the year and in its first vintage. 2017 was a very low-yielding year; in the future, they could produce a little more, and there is room to grow. Only 400 bottles.