The 2022 growing season was warm and dry across the whole of Spain, and the harvest began about two weeks earlier than usual. In Gredos, the higher elevation played a role that heat typically fulfills. In response, the winery adopted a gentler winemaking approach. They shortened the maceration time and fermented the juice after separating a large portion of it from the skins. This was done to prevent the wine from taking on nuances of overripe black berries.
As a result, the final product is reminiscent of a Mediterranean vintage rather than a cooler one from this region. Characterized by richer fruit flavors and more marked tannins, its mouthfeel is closer to that of an Italian red wine than a Rhône Garnacha. The alcohol content is moderate, and the aroma is well-preserved.
Best enjoyed by 2032.
Robert Parker (95)
The Rozas 1er Cru has a slight change in 2022 and turned into a village wine, the 2022 Rozas. They selected the best five vineyards that used to go to the Rozas 1er Cru, vineyards they have worked since 2012. In this warmer vintage, they did a softer vinification, with less maceration and more fermentation without skins, to avoid over-ripeness and notes of black fruit in the wine. It has more fruit and some silty tannins, which are more like Italian tannins in the more Mediterranean years like this 2022. This village is more subject to the changes in the years, with more herbal and ethereal notes in the wines in cooler years and juicier and with more marked tannins in the warmer ones. It has 14.5% alcohol and is more jovial, definitely not banal. 10,992 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2023.
