La Viña Escondida 2018

The truly impressive 2018 Viña Escondida follows the path of the already excellent 2016, with precision, subtleness and elegance and the freshness of the vintage, the granite soils and the altitude. This wine has been produced with Garnacha grapes from the same vineyard they have used since 2007. This comes from grapes from the higher-altitude part of the vineyard, as it's a large vineyard and part of the grapes (the best) are used for this wine, while some others are used for Tres Patas, and the lower-altitude part goes to Castillo de Belarfonso. This has a combination of ripeness and restraint, power and elegance that makes it come through as harmonious and balanced, with a fine-grained texture and a long and dry finish. It has the ingredients and they are in sync to allow this to age for a long time in bottle. Awesome. The best vintage to date.