El Santillo 2022 from Bodega Las Calzadas is the winery's first single-vineyard wine and one of its most exclusive creations. A red wine born from a single historic plot, produced only in great vintages and designed for discerning palates. Fresh, mineral, and with a great fruit load, it is a wine that honestly expresses the landscape and the artisanal philosophy of Las Calzadas.
Characteristics
Winery: Las Calzadas
Appellation: D.O.P. Ribera del Júcar
Wine type: Single-vineyard red
Grape varieties: Cencibel, Bobal and Pardilla
Vintage: 2022
Aging: 8 months in clay amphora (amphora nº 6)
Production: 1,200 numbered bottles, 30 magnums and 4 jeroboams
Commercial edition: Only 50 bottles available this vintage
Format: 75 cl
Vineyard and Winemaking
The wine comes from the El Santillo plot, a vineyard with sandy and clay-limestone soil surrounded by a large mass of low-lying forest known as La Loma del Cubo and Las Cuerdas. The harvest was manual, and the winemaking was done with whole grapes, fermented and foot-trodden, following traditional methods.
The scarce 1,200 kg of grapes obtained were aged for 8 months in a single clay amphora, resulting in an extremely limited production, bottled and numbered manually.
Tasting Notes
Red wine with a fresh and elegant profile, with a marked mineral expression and clean, precise fruit. The nose reveals aromas of fresh red fruit and notes of scrubland. On the palate, it is agile, balanced and persistent, with a fine texture and a freshness that defines the character of the 2022 vintage.
Pairing and Serving
Ideal for white meats, game birds, mountain rice dishes and ingredient-focused cuisine.
Serving temperature: 14–16 ºC.
El Santillo 2022 is an exceptional single-vineyard wine, produced only when the vineyard allows it. A singular, intimate, and very limited piece, which summarizes the purest spirit of Bodega Las Calzadas: territory, time, and absolute respect for the origin.
