Pago de Otazu Chardonnay con Crianza 2022

Next to the 2021, we also tasted the 2022 Pago de Otazu Chardonnay, which is a little lower in alcohol (14% versus 14.5%) and has similar parameters of freshness and acidity (pH 3.38 and 5.3 grams of acidity), hence the sensation is of more freshness in the wine. Furthermore, the time in barrel has been reduced from 12 to six months. For them, 2022 was an almost perfect vintage. Otazu is still a cool place; they had some heat waves but nothing compared to the rest of Spain. There is a visible change in this wine from the previous vintage. The color is paler and brighter, the nose is a lot subtler and elegant and they also lowered the oak in the wine and increased the concrete. There's also more balance, and the limestone character is more evident in the wine, which is tasty, balanced and clean and finishes with a salty twist. This has to be the finest vintage for this bottling. 5,513 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2023.