Jose Gil - Rioja La Canoca 2022 (750ml)
Price: $69.00
| Producer | Jose Gil |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Rioja |
| Varietal | Tempranillo |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 8997 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
There is a change in the 2022 La Canoca as this year it's no longer a single-vineyard wine but a paraje or lieu-dit wine that includes more plots from the same place. Therefore volumes have grown from 500 bottles in the previous vintage to 3200 in 2022. This is surprisingly fresh harmonious and elegant getting closer to the character of the 2021s closer than any of the other 2022s. It slowly opened up in the glass to floral notes hints of wild herbs and crushed stones. The palate is solid and complete with fine chalky tannins and a long and tasty finish. It was bottled in September 2023. Jose Gil doesn't stop. The two wines La Canoca and El Bardallo moved from single-vineyard wines to paraje or lieu-dit wines in the 2022 vintage which increases the number of bottles to about 3200 bottles each. There's a new white which will be released after several years of fine-tuning the style they are looking for. There are new plots from La Canoca in 2023 places that he described as "incredible locations and soil qualities." In 2024 he and his wife leased with the option to purchase 4.5 hectares of very old vineyards (80 and 120 years old) in different locations and soils in Labastida including one hectare of white planted with different varieties. I tasted the 2021 and 2022 versions of the five reds they produce. The 2021s are superb but the 2022s a little juicier and more primary are not far behind. There are currently 11 hectares of vineyards owned and rented. They use 500- and 600-liter barrels that age in underground cellars under the San Vicente de la Sonsierra Castle and have a production of 26000 bottles. This is one of the most exciting young projects in Rioja. Published: Feb 29 2024
