Quintaluna 2022 Magnum

The 2022 Quintaluna, like the previous year, was produced exclusively with grapes from younger vines in the village of Nieva, and it has the cold character of the sandy soils. It's from a year when they didn't suffer frost, but the lack of water created some blocking. The wine has freshness and elegance from the sandy soils, and the surrounding pine trees also seem to provide a needle twist that's herbal and resinous. It's vibrant and medium-bodied, with contained ripeness, 13% alcohol and a tender, faintly chalky mouthfeel. The 2022s are rounder and quite approachable. 87,357 bottles produced. It was bottled in the summer of 2023 after it spent almost one year in the fermentation tanks with the lees.

Fine smoked tarragon, minerals and grilled lemons. Transparent and textured, with a medium body and a nervy finish full of dried herbs. Drink now.