Bodegas y Vinedos Ponce - Manchuela - Ponce - Red - 2023

Wine:

Vintage after vintage, the 2023 Red Manchuela continues to impress. With its fresh, expressive nose of stone fruit and a subtle smoky touch, it showcases Bobal (75% of the blend) at its finest. Fermented and aged in large wooden foudres, it preserves incredible freshness and purity. Delicate, precise, and beautifully balanced, its silky tannins enhance its elegance and refinement. This is the best vintage ever produced for this cuvée—rated 98+/100 by Parker.

Vinification:

Hand harvested. La Ensancha plot of vines over 60 years old. 100% indigenous yeasts. Aged for 17 months in 600-litre French oak barrels. No fining or filtration.

Color:

Intense, brilliant red.

Nose:

Fresh with stone fruit aromas and a delicate smoky touch.

Palate:

A cuvée loved for its remarkable concentration, with smooth, well-integrated tannins and an elegant, perfectly balanced structure.

Temperature:

Serve at 14 to 16°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Entrecôte steak with shallots, morel risotto, stuffed duckling with crunchy vegetables, veal stew with olives.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2031

A true master of Spanish winemaking, Juan Antonio Ponce elevates Manchuela with wines of remarkable freshness and purity. Simply put—no one vinifies Bobal better than he does! Trained alongside Telmo Rodriguez, he took over his father’s vineyards in 2004 and has since been crafting wines of striking clarity and authenticity.

Spotted by Robert Parker from his very first vintages, he has proven that this region can produce outstanding wines through organic farming and the revival of native grape varieties, all while working with exceptionally old vines.