Dominio del Soto Crianza 2015

I also tasted the 2015 Crianza, which matured in 20% new barrels with some time in concrete vats before bottling. This is the selection from the best plots of their vineyards, slightly higher on the slope and with whiter soils, rich in marl, where they got riper grapes. It has high ripeness, 15% alcohol and relatively low acidity, but still does not feel overripe or alcoholic. It seems to have found its balance in an XL way, with a little bit the Chapoutier style of ripe tannins, not through extraction, but polishing them (polymerisation), often with some time in concrete. In fact in 2016 they purchased some concrete vats. The idea is to bottle it in spring 2017 (May/June), for sure before the summer. 18,000 bottles produced.