The 2021 Clos Baltasar was produced with Garnacha from two old vineyards - Matallana in the village of Atea on red schist soils at 950 meters in altitude and Buitrón in Acered on clay and quartzite soils at 1,000 meters above sea level. It fermented with 40% full clusters and the rest uncrushed grapes in concrete vats and matured in a combination of concrete eggs and 3,000-liter oak foudre for 10 months. This is still a little oaky but less so than last time, and it has a medium to full-bodied palate, a juicy mouthfeel, abundant, fine-grained tannins and a spicy finish. Drink date: 2023-2028. Score - 92. (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, May 31, 2023)

The very young 2022 Las Rocas was the first produced after their partnership with the Gallo family from California ended. There is a change in style here in this warm-ish, dry and healthy year that delivered a good crop with ripe grapes and slightly lower acidity, but the wine comes through as balanced and harmonious, not warm at all. They used 40% full clusters for the fermentation in concrete with a short maceration and moderate extraction. The wine was in concrete eggs, tulips and a handful of Radoux barrels; and they did a first batch in March 2023, and the rest will be bottled a bit later ... Drink date: 2024-2027. Score - 92. (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, May 31, 2023)