Jose Gil La Canoca 2022

José Gil's two neighbouring parcels, totalling 1.2 hectares are in the cooler, upper part of La Canoca at 610 metres, well on the way to Santa María de la Piscina. Suitably bright, perfumed and refined, it's another superb expression of the site from this brilliant young winemaker. Chalky, fragrant and pure, this has a hint of stony reduction and vivid bramble, plum and black cherry fruit. 2025-32

There is a change in the 2022 La Canoca, as this year it's no longer a single-vineyard wine but a paraje, or lieu-dit, wine that includes more plots from the same place. Therefore, volumes have grown from 500 bottles in the previous vintage to 3,200 in 2022. This is surprisingly fresh, harmonious and elegant, getting closer to the character of the 2021s, closer than any of the other 2022s. It slowly opened up in the glass to floral notes, hints of wild herbs and crushed stones. The palate is solid and complete, with fine, chalky tannins and a long and tasty finish. It was bottled in September 2023. - Luis Gutiérrez.