Alejandro Fernandez, La Mancha, Vinculo Reserva

100% Tempranillo from 52-ha vineyards on contract with small winegrowers in the shadow of the windmills of Campo de Criptana in Casitilla-La Mancha at 650-750 m with sandy/clay soils and vines of average age 50 yrs. Manual harvest. De-stemmed. Vinified in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. Aged 24 months in American oak barrels. Plus 12 months in bottle. 15.5% Abv. Background: Bodega El Vínculo is part of Grupo Pesquera founded by Alejandro Fernández (d. 2021) and Esperanza Rivera. Proprietors: Mari …

Very concentrated. Very concentrated. Wonderfully strong fruit flavours. Beautifully fatal oak - Tempranillo combo. Maybe the best La Mancha wine I ever had. Maybe still a bit too young. I should have waited another 1 to 2 years. Absolutely recommendable. Very good QPR as well. But beware it is some bloody strong ba....d ;-)