2023 Bodega Cerron La Calera del Escaramujo

Wine Advocate 98 – “The nose of the 2023 La Calera del Escaramujo is stunning, floral and nuanced but very subtle, fine and elegant, insinuating and detailed. The vineyard is a shady place, and the wines are very subtle and getting better and better as the vines gain in vigor. In 2023, they fermented the grapes completely destemmed and with indigenous yeasts and matured the wine in a 1,500-liter foudre for the first time—thanks to the increase in volume—and for an extended period, two years this time. All these details help to deliver a finer and more elegant wine that is textured, nuanced and fresh, with a cool sensation, power and elegant, very fine-grained tannins and a long, dry and almost salty finish. This is a red for the long haul. 2,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2025.”

Vinous 97 – “The 2023 La Calera de Escaramujo is 95% Monastrell with other varieties from the La Calera paraje in Fuente-Álamo, Jumilla. Small clusters of thick-skinned grapes from three soil types yield delicate, fruity aromas of plum and Mediterranean herbs with a faint touch of oak. Taut, fresh and intense with chalk on the finish, it is defined by its finesse and energy. (Drink between 2025-2043).”