El Hombre Bala 2022
24.60€ (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Spain
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The red 2022 El Hombre Bala was produced exactly the same as the 2021 I tasted next to it. A warm and dry year with a long summer marked the wine, which is a little riper despite having the same alcohol level (14.5%), but it's incredibly fresh and balanced for the year. It has a medium to full-bodied palate, with fine tannins and a long, tasty and clean finish. In warmer years, they play with the fermentation, using less skins (they press part of the grapes or press them before fermentation finishes), and it shows in the wine, which keeps the poise without any signs of coming from a warm year. They worked really well here. 23,583 bottles produced. It was bottled in December 2023.
Features
Type of wine
Style
Occasions
Appellation
Alcohol
15.0%
Grapes
Serving
Between 14ºC and 16ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 10 months in French oak barrels of 400 and 700 litres capacity.
Description
Hombre Bala is a wine that masterfully represents the unique style of the Madrid vineyards. Composed of 98% Garnacha and 2% Cariñena, this red wine stands out for its elegant, aromatic and captivating profile.
Winemaking
El Hombre Bala focuses on a low-interventionist philosophy. The grapes, from the areas of Peña Cenicientos and Peña Muñana in Cadalso de los Vidrios, are grown in granitic soils at an altitude of between 800 and 850 metres. These conditions give the wine its unique characteristics. The grapes are harvested by hand, and the vinification process includes fermentations at mild, controlled temperatures with indigenous yeasts and an addition of stems. The wine is aged for 14 months in French oak vats and barrels, followed by an additional 6 months in the bottle.
Taste
Hombre Bala has a beautiful bright ruby colour with medium intensity and reddish reflections. On the nose, it is complex, with juicy red and forest fruits, a floral hint of violets, and refreshing balsamic notes with light sweet hints of vanilla, caramel and custard. On the palate, it offers an intense and very refreshing entry, with good acidity and hints of fresh grass. The tannins glide the wine across the palate, resulting in an intense and very aromatic red fruit finish.
This wine is ideal to serve at a temperature of 16 °C and pairs perfectly with grilled meats, baked suckling pig, lasagna and any kind of pasta with meat.
Shipping to Peninsular Spain
FREE shipping on orders over 200.00€ or for 18 bottles or more in 6-bottle multiples (24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54 and 60 bottles)Estimated transit time: 2-3 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Over 200.00€ |
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| 1-6 | 6.90€ | 0.00€ (-6.90€) |
| 7-12 | 6.90€ | 0.00€ (-6.90€) |
| 13-17 | 12.90€ | 0.00€ (-12.90€) |
| 18 | Free | 0.00€ (Free) |
| 19-23 | 15.90€ | 0.00€ (-15.90€) |
| 24 | Free | 0.00€ (Free) |
| 25-29 | 19.80€ | 0.00€ (-19.80€) |
| 30 | Free | 0.00€ (Free) |
| 31-35 | 22.90€ | 0.00€ (-22.90€) |
| 36 | Free | 0.00€ (Free) |
| 37-41 | 26.90€ | 0.00€ (-26.90€) |
| 42 | Free | 0.00€ (Free) |
| 43-47 | 28.90€ | 0.00€ (-28.90€) |
| 48 | Free | 0.00€ (Free) |
| 49-53 | 33.90€ | 0.00€ (-33.90€) |
| 54 | Free | 0.00€ (Free) |
| 55-59 | 35.90€ | 0.00€ (-35.90€) |
| 60 | Free | 0.00€ (Free) |
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