Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The ungrafted Bobal 2023 P.F. has complexity, elegance and power together with drinkability. It was produced with grapes from 90-year-old vines on sandy soils and fermented with full clusters and indigenous yeasts in 4,500-liter oak vats, where the wine matured for 10 months. This balanced and precise vintage has contained ripeness and alcohol (13%), a pH of 3.6 and 5.7 grams of acidity. This is a wine Ponce has to be very careful with because it can have too much power, the clusters are small and can give concentration and clout. They want to keep the balance, freshness and drinkability throughout its life. The wine is phenomenal and has great precision, plus there's seriousness and complexity, and it's balsamic; you feel the landscape, the Mediterranean herbs, thyme, rosemary and lavender; and it's spicy and has the energy and power with the silkiness of the sandy soils. It has big bones and complexity and is characterful and original. Very harmonious. A steal. 15,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2024. A bottle of the 2005, the first vintage, had intense notes of black olives and tapenade and felt very Rhône-ish, very balsamic, with aromas of Mediterranean herbs.
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Alcohol
14.5%
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Between 14ºC and 16ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 10 months in oak barrels.
Description
The Ponce Pie Franco wine, an exuberant creation of the Bodega Ponce winery, is presented as an exceptional red wine from the D.O. Manchuela. This wine, made from 100% Bobal grapes, comes from specific plots: P.F Lincha, P.F Olivares and P.F Gallo. These vines, approximately 85 years old, are planted on ungrafted vines, i.e. without rootstock, which gives them a unique authenticity and resistance. Located at an altitude of 850 metres, facing northwest, these vines benefit from a sandy soil and a Mediterranean climate with continental influence.
Winemaking
The viticulture applied is organic and biodynamic, with no soil enrichment or artificial irrigation. Minimal tillage is practised and cover crops are maintained to preserve the soil structure. The grapes are harvested by hand, respecting the natural cycle of the grapes. In the winery, each plot is vinified separately, using indigenous yeasts in 4,500 litre French oak vats. The wine then ages for 10 months in the same vats, without being clarified or filtered before bottling.
Taste
Ponce Pie Franco stands out for its intense and mineral aromatic profile, with a predominance of ripe forest fruits aromas and herbaceous notes such as rosemary and thyme. On the palate, it is lively, stony and mineral, with incipient depth and complexity. The tannins are soft and rounded, providing an elegant texture. It is best served at 16°C and is ideal with meats, stews and cheeses such as Manchego with almonds. This wine, suitable for vegans and vegetarians, is characterised by its balance, seriousness and subtle elegance, reflecting an evolution towards greater finesse compared to previous vintages.
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