As with La Canoca, the 2022 El Bardallo changes from a single-vineyard to a paraje (lieu-dit) wine and includes more plots in the same place to increase the volume of wine produced. It's Tempranillo with some 10% white grapes, mostly Viura. It fermented with some whole-cluster fruit and indigenous yeasts and matured in 500- and 600-liter barrels. It's quite fruit-driven, aromatic and reminiscent of the old carbonic-fermentation reds matured in barrel, juicy and velvety, with abundant, chalky tannins and a dry finish. 3,200 bottles were filled in September 2023.
94 points, Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate (Feb 2024)
Dark cherries, blueberries, graphite, dark minerals and violets, with some dried herbs. Full-bodied and powdery, with chalky tannins and tension that give it al-dente texture and freshness. Reactive, pristine and long. Around 15% to 20% whole clusters. Lots of energy. Drink from 2025.
94 points, Zekun Shuai, James Suckling (Aug 2024)
The 2022 José Gil Paraje Bardallo is 90% Tempranillo and 10% Viura sourced from Rioja Alta. Fermented with 20% whole clusters and aged in French oak barrels, this purplish wine offers black fruit aromas with herbal hints and a dried stem perfume. Dry, lean and chalky, the taut and compact palate lingers with a juicy vibrato in the finish—a modern, Burgundy-inspired Rioja red.
93 points, Joaquín Hidalgo, Vinous (Apr 2024)
A delicate skein of paprika, pepper, violet and sage laces the blackberry coulis and plum sauce flavors on display in this fresh, focused red. Well-integrated and lively, sculpted by lightly chalky tannins, with a creamy sensation on the lasting, minerally finish. Drink now through 2035. 262 cases made.
92 points, Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator (May 2025)
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