A Pie de Tierra Ronca de Mazalba 2024
£54.95
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“The 2024 Ronca de Mazalba comes from a single 1.3-hectare vineyard that was planted with Garnacha 40 years ago on sandy soils with silt and clay and a south-facing exposition cushioned by the influence of a water stream nearby. The frost was less damaging here than in other vineyards. It fermented with 100% full clusters and indigenous yeasts and had a long fermentation of 65 days, with very light pump-overs, just keeping the cap wet. The élevage was in two used 500-liter French oak barrels and lasted 10 months. The wine comes in at 13.5% alcohol, with a pH of 3.4 and very good balance. It’s elegant and perfumed, following the profile of its siblings, delicate and with an ethereal quality. There were 1,200 bottles in this first vintage. It was bottled in August 2025. Drink: 2025-2032. 96+ points
A Pie de Tierra is the project from two young enthusiasts and friends, David Galiles and Aitor Paul. Galiles has roots and family vines in Méntrida and works some 20 hectares, and they have rented a new vineyard in the village of El Real de San Vicente, from which they produced a new wine. They are very happy with the 2024 harvest, which was marked by the frost from April that reduced the crop, but the second generation of grapes slowed the ripeness. They harvested late after some welcome rain in late August that hydrated the soils. In any case, it’s a project on its way up, with each vintage better than the previous one. They used more of their own grapes, and they now do 30,000 bottles. In 2025, they produced a white with Garnacha Blanca grapes.”
Luis Gutierrez, Vinous (12/25)