Jose Gil, El Bardallo Vintage:2022 The 2023 Tolpuddle Chardonnay is

The 2023 Tolpuddle Chardonnay is a steely and tense expression that delivers powerful and highly focussed aromas of citrus and florals with a peach skin highlight

muscular tannins grab hold of the finish

which are more tannic and powerful while the 2020s feel a little more Burgundian if you like

Very good quality here and the influence of the 1er is evident

The alcohol however lingers on the finish much as on the nose

Jose Gil, El Bardallo Vintage:2022 The 2023 Tolpuddle Chardonnay isAs with La Canoca, the 2022 El Bardallo changes from a single vineyard to a paraje (lieu dit) wine and includes more plots in the same place to increase the volume of wine produced. It's Tempranillo with some 10% white grapes, mostly Viura. It fermented with some whole cluster fruit and indigenous yeasts and matured in 500 and 600 liter barrels. It's quite fruit driven, aromatic and reminiscent of the old carbonic fermentation reds matured in barrel,