San Cobate La Finca 2019

The Tinto Fino 2019 La Finca is the red blend from different plots in the property, selected from 36 hectares planted between 1986 and 2010, when they planted the terraces on sand, clay and limestone soils between 830 and 910 meters in altitude. They used grapes from four parts of the property with different exposures, soils and expositions, and the wine had a long élevage. The destemmed and crushed grapes fermented in concrete with indigenous yeasts, and the wine matured in used barriques for eight to 10 months and in 6,000- to 24,000-liter oak vats for a further six to eight months. It has 14.5% alcohol and a pH of 3.53, with notes of ripe berries and some herbs and spices, quite austere in the palate with abundant, slightly dusty tannins. It's medium to full-bodied and with a long, dry finish. It's ready now. 38,069 bottles, 1,790 magnums and 210 double magnums produced. It was bottled in February 2022. I also previewed a very promising 2020...