The eponymous red 2022 Ponce was produced with 80% Bobal from granite soils and 20% Moravia Agria from limestone and clay. It fermented with 100% full clusters in open-top 4,500-liter oak vats and finished fermenting and aging in a single 7,000-liter oak vat for 11 months. It has 13% alcohol and a pH of 3.6 with 5.7 grams of acidity. This has something in common with the La Estrecha from this same vintage, with a more ethereal profile, both with changes in the élevage toward larger volumes that give the wines more relaxed, less tight personalities. Complete, balanced and harmonious from very early on, this is a great vintage for this wine. 7,000 bottles were filled in September 2023. - LG

This is a much better bottle than the one I had last year, which was riper and fruitier. This one is quite different, with attractive white pepper, minerals, red sour berries, citrus and iron. Very firm and linear, with chalky tannins and a long, streamlined finish. Medium-bodied and very fine-boned. Drink now or hold. Zekun Shuai Senior Editor