R. Parker (95/100)
The 2021 Cantos del Diablo was produced with grapes from 0.35 hectares of Garnacha planted in 1960 in the village of El Real de San Vicente (Toledo) at 900 meters in altitude, the highest vineyard in the Méntrida appellation. The wine has an impressive nose of violet pastille, intensely blue, if you know what I mean. It's a north-facing plot very close to the village on sandy granite soils with lots of silt, and it delivers chalky tannins and a citrus freshness in the wine. The whole clusters fermented with indigenous yeasts in oak vats with a 75-day maceration, followed by an élevage in 500- and 600-liter oak barrels for 12 months. 1,374 bottles and 40 magnums were filled in March 2023, yet the wine feels approachable and expressive, not dizzy at all.