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Jose Gil

Jose Gil is the village-specific Rioja wine project of husband-and-wife viticultural and winemaking team, Jose and Vicki Gil. The Jose Gil wines are our window into the north-central Riojan village San Vicente (with a bonus wine from Briones village)

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Vino de parcela ‘la Canoca’ 2020
Vino de parcela ‘la Canoca’ 2020

La Canoca is a goblet-planted vineyard about 50 years old, at an altitudeof 540 metres. The soil of la Canoca is silt with a high percentage of limestone, surrounded by aromatic herbs such as fennel, thyme, rosemary ... planted to Tempranillo with a small percentage of Viura. Harvested by hand, 100% destemmed. Aged 10 months in 500L French oak in the castle cellar. Bottled in September 2021. Limited production of 600 bottles. Australian allocation 18 bottles.

Vino de parcela 'Viña el Fugas' 2020
Vino de parcela 'Viña el Fugas' 2020

This is a goblet-planted single vineyard over 100 years old, located in Briones, at an altitude of 550m. Clay soil with calcareous gravels and some vegetation cover crop. Tempranillo, 30% Garnacha and a small percentage of white varieties (Garnacha Blanca, Palomino, Viura ...). Harvested by hand, 100% destemmed. Aged for 10 months in 500L French oak barrels in San Vicente. Bottled in September 2021. Limited production of 650 bottles. Australian allocation 24 bottles.

Vino de parcela 'el Bardallo' 2020
Vino de parcela 'el Bardallo' 2020

Goblet-planted dry grown bush-vines, about 40 years old, located in Bardallo, at an altitude of 515m, with northeast orientation and calcareous soil. Tempranillo with a small percentage of Viura. Harvested by hand, 100% destemmed. Aged 10 months in 500L French oak, bottled in September 2021. Limited production of 650 bottles. Australian allocation 24 bottles.

Vino de parcela ‘Camino de Ribas’ 2020
Vino de parcela ‘Camino de Ribas’ 2020

A 130 year old goblet-planted vineyard in the area of La Cóncova, at an altitude of 610 metres. Sandy soil on sandstone rock with calcium carbonate stratas. Strong exposure to the north wind from the Sierra Cantabria mountain range, surrounded by many scrubland grasses (lavender, thyme, rosemary…). Tempranillo with a high percentage of Garnacha and a small percentage of Viura. Harvested by hand, 100% destemmed. Aged 10 months in 500L French oak in the castle cellar. Bottled in September 2021. 620 bottles. Australian allocation 18 bottles.


Vino de Pueblo San Vicente Tempranillo-Garnacha-Viura 2020
Vino de Pueblo San Vicente Tempranillo-Garnacha-Viura 2020

Village wine made from four vineyards located in the highlands around San Vicente, at an altitude of 500m and above, from different sites and soils: La Canoca, Camino de Ribas, San Martín and El Bardallo. Tempranillo, 20% Grenache and a small percentage of Viura. Manual harvest. 100% destemmed; all the plots are made separately, then blended to bottle. Ageing is in used 300L barrels for around ten months in the medieval cellar of San Vicente’s Castle Davalillo. Bottled in November the year after harvest.

Cherry tree boughs, vital, purple fruits, boysenberry, juniper, olive leaves, river silt, warm dry spices, really nicely modulated tannin and fructose, mid weight without heft, savoury but alert. Front loaded with tannin and then releases like spring water.

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