Jose Gil Rioja San Vicente de la Sonsierra 2022

"José Gil, one of the regions' best young talents" - Tim Atkin. José Gil is from the village of San Vicente where his family have been grape growers and winemakers for generations. The fruit is from high-altitude, tiny parcels of 0.2 to 0.4 hectares of old vines, with José's focus being on terroir wines in a Burgundian style, inspiration taken from 2 years working in Burgundy and a year in the Mosel. 

This 'village-blend' is majority Tempranillo with Garnacha and a small amount of Viura. Taken from three vineyards which vary in height from 450-650 metres but are all around 80-130 years old on a mixture of sandy and alluvial soils. 50% wholebunch and 50% destemmed fermentation and aged in 50/50 concrete and old French oak. Rioja meets Burgundy with silky tannins and wonderful finessed complexity.