Atance Bobal 2019 | 750 ml.

RP90 Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate 29th Apr 2022

"The red 2019 ATANCE was born out of the idea to make a wine from the grapes from the Casa Segura property north of Venta del Moro at 800 meters in altitude that were sold in bulk—a wine with little intervention, from hand-harvested grapes, a straight fermentation and short élevage. This pure Bobal comes from vines planted in 1975 on limestone-rich soils. It fermented with indigenous yeasts in 10,000-liter stainless steel vats for one week and two to four more days of maceration. The wine matured in 8,000-liter French oak vats for three months. It’s 13.5% alcohol and has a pH of 3.62. Despite the data, the wine feels quite ripe and open, a little too advanced for its age. It’s round and juicy, has weight and is polished, with a chalky finish. The 2019 cold spell in the Mediterranean didn’t reach here. 43,158 bottles produced. It was bottled in April 2020. (Luis Gutiérrez)" (90 pts.)

VN90 Vinous Mar 2021

"Dark ruby. Spice-accented cherry and dark berries on the fragrant nose, along with a hint of candied flowers. Fleshy, round and smooth in texture, offering blackberry and cherry compote flavors that slowly firm up through the midpalate. The spicy quality recurs on a long, supple finish that shows just a hint of tannins. This is quite delicious right now. (Josh Raynolds)" (90 pts.)