José Gil vino de paraje ‘El Bardallo’ (san vicente) 2022 hamay Eighty-five per cent Merlot with

Eighty-five per cent Merlot with the remainder being met by Cabernet Franc

The grapes come from regions where a high degree of ripeness is achieved

from cheese to fruit based desserts

grapefruit pith and ripe apple-skin aromas and flavours combined with that trademark racy dryness

Domaine Courbis is one of the southernmost estates in the northern Rhône Valley

José Gil vino de paraje ‘El Bardallo’ (san vicente) 2022 hamay Eighty-five per cent Merlot withParaje el Bardallo is North west of San Vicente, well on the way to neighbouring village, Labastida, underneath the legendary Remelluri estate. Its planted to dry grown bush vines en vaso, about 40 years old, at 515m, with northeast orientation and calcareous soil. Bardallo is home to delicate, vertical wines; the fruit here is blue note, fluid and quite spicy. Tempranillo with a small percentage of Viura. Harvested by hand, 100% destemmed. Fermented