2021 Bodegas Ponce, La Casilla Bobal Manchuela

2021 Bodegas Ponce, La Casilla Bobal Manchuela

2021 Bodegas Ponce, La Casilla Bobal Manchuela

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The 2021 Bodegas Ponce, La Casilla Bobal Manchuela was a Merchant's Pick

Spanish treasure BEYOND measure!

April 03, 2024

OUTSTANDING! Just North of  Jumilla, Spain is a small wine making region, Manchuela. 

 

There, the Bodegas Ponce vineyards are perched 800 meters above sea level.  


Cru Beaujolais sophistication meets Northern Rhone approachability in La Casilla's exotic grape, Bobal.  

 

A key element to this outstanding wine is the limestone-bearing clay soil.  It gives the wine its texture and grip.  

Even Robert Parker can't get enough:

Moderate ripeness, nice balance and a polished palate but with grip, after the wine spent some 15 months in bottle. It has an explosive nose, clean and expressive, with a Northern Rhone profile with a herbal twist, as well as depth and balance and very fine chalky tannins." Robert Parker

Never heard of Bobal? 

Bobal is a red grape varietal grown in very small quantities in just a handful of areas of Spain. Its medium-sized berries have a good ratio of skin-to-fruit, which boasts black currant, stewed dark fruits, dark cherry,  intense freshness, and fabulous acidity. 

For those who want a medium to full-bodied red, the elegance of a Cru Beaujolais, and the approachability of a great Northern Rhone, Bobal is the answer.  

Drink this wine with sophisticated foods such a grilled ribeye, grilled lobster tail, or grilled octopus.  Or, keep it simple! We like chorizo, Spanish peppers, or even with a wedge of cheese and a plate of marinated green olives.

Burger time?  Tapas time?  Bobal time!   

This is one to buy by the case and drink all year long.  It will be a crowd-pleaser for sure! 

 

MP

Cru Beaujolais Meets Northern Rhone Style - Simply OUTSTANDING!!

By Steven Bedrosian

94

“An explosive nose, clean and expressive.”

Robert Parker • 94 / 100

"2021 was a cooler year, and the 2021 La Casilla, produced with Bobal from 40- to 60-year old vines at 800 meters in altitude, shows moderate ripeness and 13% alcohol, nice balance and a polished palate but with grip, after the wine spent some 15 months in bottle. It has an explosive nose, clean and expressive, with a somewhat Northern Rhône profile with an herbal twist, as well as depth and balance and very fine, chalky tannins."

Producer: Bodegas Ponce

Country: Spain

Region: Manchuela

Varietal: Bobal

Vintage: 2021

Size: 750ml

Code: W85430-2021-750