La Bien Plantá 2023

There's a new red with a different profile, the 2023 La Bien Plantá, with a less opulent texture, more red fruit aromas and a more delicate profile. It was produced with 18-year-old Garnacha (not Tintorera) from a biodynamic property (the wine is certified by Demeter) on stony limestone soils at 700 meters above sea level. Here, they have a joint venture with an 85-year-old entrepreneur, with whom they are collaborating. This is their first harvest of what they hope will turn into a new range to capture a new audience. The grapes fermented with indigenous yeasts, and the wine was kept in stainless steel until bottling. It's completely different from the rest of the range, pale and aromatic, with floral notes, red berries, with abundant Mediterranean aromatic herbs, quite primary, naked and with no makeup. It's juicy and fruit-driven, not terribly complex. It has 13.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.49 and 4.7 grams of acidity. It's medium-bodied and has very fine tannins. 20,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2024. (Luis Gutiérrez)