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J. Antonio Ponce Pie Franco 2021

J. Antonio Ponce Pie Franco

2021
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/ 0.75 L btl

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Spec sheet

TypeRed wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti13.0%
Production12,000 bottles

The wine

What were wines like before the phylloxera plague? What were wines from ungrafted vines like? A clear answer can be found in this extraordinary single-varietal Bobal wine created from old ungrafted vines which were not affected by the phylloxera plague thanks to the sandy soils they grow in.

The Ponce PF Pie Franco is a wine that has provided its producer, Juan Antonio Ponce, a winemaker admired for his extremely strong links to Manchuela, with the greatest satisfaction of all his wines. Ponce manages each of his wines individually, paying attention to the vintage and the plot it comes from, both during the harvest and the subsequent ageing process. Freshness is a key factor for him with the Bobal grape, collecting the fruit days before neighbours do so as to avoid over-ripe jammy sensations in the wines.

What does this wine taste like?

It has a bright Picota cherry colour, and a perfumed nose with black fruit, scrub, and balsamic hints. A structured but balanced wine, with plentiful sweet tannins and mineral notes of sand and rock.

Drinking and storing

Serve between 15ºC and 17ºC

Ratings and awards

202296 PK
202195 PK
202095+ PK
201994 PK
201895 PK94 SK
201794 PK
PK: ParkerSK: Suckling

Customer reviews

3.9/5
8 reviews
Vintage:

Winemaking

It is fermented, with whole bunches and local yeasts, in oak vats and then matures for eleven months in 600-litre oak barrels which have previously been used three or four times.

Vineyards

The Ponce PF Pie Franco is a single-variety Bobal wine of which only 12,000 bottles are made. The vines were planted by Ponce's grandfather eighty years ago in deep sandy soils — free from phylloxera.

The winery

Bodegas y Viñedos Ponce

Bodegas y Viñedos Ponce is a family-run winery which has successfully enabled the small denomination of Manchuela to start becoming known on the international scene. Their original and honest wines have developed into essential brands for finding out what this area produces, and in particular, for discovering the Bobal, a variety which is increasingly more appreciated thanks to the efforts and dedication of experienced winemakers such as Juan Antonio Ponce. Ponce is often...

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