2023 Carlos Sanchez Rioja "Les Rodales del Buradon"

Bold and concentrated, dark berry and expressive spice.

The 2023 Carlos Sánchez "Los Radales del Buradón" is biodynamically farmed Tempranillo from old bush vines on limestone in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Rioja Alta — hand-worked, each plot fermented separately, aged in large-format barrels with no 225-liter barriques in sight, unfined, unfiltered, around 1,500 cases made depending on the vintage.

Los Radales is structured, serious, and built to age. Carlos' philosophy and biodynamic conviction turned his skeptical neighbors into believers. Give it three to five years or open it tonight with a long decant.