Encrucijada 2019

The pale and delicate 2019 Encrucijada is vibrant, finely mineral and nicely textured and comes from very old vines in a place called Encrucijada; it's the only wine that is already certified as a Vino de Paraje (lieu-dit or quarter) from the village of Valdecañada. This is all from north-facing vines, so the grapes are the last to be picked, and it's the most ethereal of their wines. It has a tantalizing nose combining wild berries, herbs and something earthy, with a touch of iron, reminiscent of blood and fresh meat. It's complex and elegant, with 12.5% alcohol, medium-bodied, clean and expressive with refined tannins. They are growing in this zone, so they will vinify separately and maybe bottle separately too... It depends on how the new plots behave. There are 1,200 bottles and 30 magnums. It was bottled in November 2020.