Bodegas Ponce Clos Lojen 2022

Clos Lojen 2022
Bodegas Ponce
Manchuela, Spain

$17.99 on 6+ (code: 6saves2)
Reg $19.99
Mix & Match OK

93 pts Wine Advocate
The 2022 Clos Lojen was produced with Bobal from old head-pruned and dry-farmed vines on limestone, clay and rocky soils that fermented with full clusters in 4,500-liter oak vats and matured in a combination of 4,500-, 10,000- and 15,000-liter oak vats for six months. It's quite fruit-driven and has a moderate 12.5% alcohol and good freshness. It's an explosion of flowers, red berries and herbs with a medium-bodied palate with fine tannins and a tasty finish with complexity and balance, crunchy. A delicious bargain. 60,000 bottles produced. It was bottled between March and August 2023.

Winery This is a lively and juicy great value wine. Fruit-driven with a very expressive nose. Raspberries and blackberries balanced with savory notes. 2021 vintage is more austere and sharp. More mineral tahn furit-driven.

• Varietal: 100% Bobal
• ABV: 12.5%
• Harvest Technique: By hand
• Soil: clay soils from vines between 40-90 years old.
• Fermentation: It fermented whole cluster with indigenous yeast in 4,500-liter oak vats
• Elevage: It matured in 4,500-, 10,000- and 15,000-liter French oak vats for six months