The 2021 Clio is ripe and heady with 16% alcohol and generous oak. It's faithful to the house style, but like many other wines from the 2021 vintage from the Gil family, this also came through as fresher and more balanced than the 2020 counterpart. It has a full-bodied palate with abundant but finer tannins. 50,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in September 2023.

The 2020 Clio was produced with a blend of 70% Monastrell and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes that were picked at full ripeness (16% alcohol!). It fermented in stainless steel with neutral yeasts and matured in French and American oak barrels, where it also underwent malolactic and 22 months of élevage. It has a heady and creamy note, with a lactic twist and spicy notes. It has ripe fruit and abundant aromatic herbs, a full-bodied palate and abundant, slightly dusty tannins. 60,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2022.

A bold, expressive red, loaded with toast and smoke aromas and flavors alongside raspberry tart, black plum reduction, rich earth and ground coffee. Full-bodied and creamy, with layered, sculpted tannins and hints of dried mint and citrus on the finish. Monastrell and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2029. 4,200 cases made, 2,100 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Spain / Jumilla Select to Add

Next to the 2018, I also tasted the 2019 Clio, a similar blend of 70% Monastrell and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon from a vintage marked by torrential rains caused by the DANA storm in September that delivered 200+liters of rain. It fermented in stainless steel with neutral yeasts and matured in French and American oak barrels for 23 months. It's slightly lower in alcohol than the 2018, 15.5%. I think the Cabernet was more noticeable here and it added a certain freshness to the wine, which, coupled with a little less alcohol, made the wine come through as a little cooler and more continental. All within the Chris Ringland style, of course... 50,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in September 2020.

A suave and concentrated red, with graphite and mocha notes serving as a fragrant skein winding through flavors of baked cherry and blackberry fruit, cured tobacco and smoke. Well-meshed, with silky tannins and orange peel acidity keeping this fresh and balanced. Monastrell and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2028. 4,200 cases made, 2,100 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Spain / Jumilla Select to Add