Escondite del Ardacho El Abundillano 2022

The 2022 Escondite del Ardacho El Abundillano is a single-vineyard red from a one-hectare clos in the village of Viñaspre planted mostly with Garnacha, with some 6% Tempranillo and 4% Malvasía, at 590 meters altitude on sandstone and marl soils. It fermented in open-top vats with 40% whole clusters and matured in second-use, 500-liter Hungarian oak barrels for 10 months. The wine is ripe and heady, reflecting a very warm year and hits the scale at 15.5% alcohol. It has some creaminess and notes of cereal. It's full-bodied, with some rustic tannins, which to Oliván is the signature of the warmer years. 1,601 bottles were filled in August 2023. No 2021 was produced because the grapes were lost from hail. - Luis Gutiérrez.