{"product_id":"2024-ponce-clos-lojen-bobal","title":"2024 Ponce Clos Lojen Bobal","description":"\u003cp\u003eClos Lojen is the entry point into the Ponce world, and it remains one of the greatest \"case-buy\" bargains in Spain. Sourced from seven different parcels of 40- to 60-year-old vines, it’s designed to be a pure, high-energy expression of Bobal. Because Juan Antonio uses 100% whole-bunches and carbonic maceration - a nod to his time spent in Beaujolais - the fruit stays incredibly bright and \"crunchy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 season saw lower yields due to an ongoing drought, which has given the wine a bit more structure and muscle than the 2023, yet it maintains its signature 12.5% alcohol. It’s packed with stewed cherries and blood orange, underpinned by earthy savouriness, toasted hazelnuts, and what Mike Bennie describes as a \"gravelly haze\" of fine tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s an effortless, \"soif\" style of red that sits somewhere between a top-tier Gamay and a spicy Italian red. While it’s built for immediate, high-volume drinking, the limestone-clay soils provide enough complexity and grip to make it a serious food wine. If you're looking for the ultimate value-for-money Spanish red, this is it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This could be my value Spanish wine of the year – nuts! ... Loose but with a gravelly haze through it all, lots of perfume, brightness under the savoury elements. Effortless drinking.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e93 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It's a champion for quality\/price, one to buy by the case.\" - Luis Gutiérrez (The Wine Advocate)\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Ponce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43942488277035,"sku":"2024 Ponce Clos Lojen Bobal","price":29.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2024PonceClosLojenBobal.png?v=1777506861","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2024-ponce-clos-lojen-bobal","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}