$26.99 6+ bottles (code: 6saves2)

93 points Wine Advocate
Drink Date: 2026 - 2032
The dark and serious 2023 Pies Rotos is a village red from Ábalos produced with Tempranillo and 15% Graciano, which seems to have given it a serious twist with deep dark fruit aromas and very good freshness. The destemmed but uncrushed grapes fermented with indigenous yeasts, and the wine matured in 500-liter barrels for one year, save for 10% of the volume that was kept in concrete. It has contained ripeness and good freshness and balance, and it's juicy and tasty, with fine tannins and a velvety mouthfeel. Serious is the word. 65,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in December 2024.

Varieties: 95% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano
Vineyards: Abalos
Soil: calcareous clay
Growing system: bush
Altitude: 500-600 meters
Winemaking: 100% Manual harvest in the vineyard. Manual selection a second time whole cluster on a selection table. Grapes vatted whole cluster by gravity in stainless steel tanks of 12 hL. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks and 15% new oak barrels.
Aging: 11-13 months in 225L & 500L mixed use French oak barrels and 10% concrete tanks.