Alaya Tierra 2022

The 2022 Alaya Tierra from 50+-year-old vines at 1,000 meters above sea level matured in new French barriques for 15 months. This is dark and concentrated, a powerful red with notes of prunes and dates, black olives and ripe tomato, hinting at over-ripeness, a little earthy and with smoky and toasty notes. It's ripe and powerful at 15% alcohol but with good acidity and abundant tannins. This also has some residual sugar, but again, it goes unnoticed. This wine will require time and/or powerful food. 16,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2024. (Luis Gutiérrez)