2022 Finca Villacreces Pruno Magnum Limited Edition

This Pruno Magnum edition is made from organically grown grapes from a special organically certified plot with the best grapes. Under the Tab: Attachment you will find the factsheet and Winemakers notes about this Pruno Limited Edition Magnum. Unbelievable what a wine for this price. This Pruno from Finca Villacreces is still young but has a lot of potential for the coming years. Time and again this beautiful wine scores very high with the international wine press and Finca Villacreces has proven to be able to produce a consistent quality year after year. Parker speaks in his review about: "WOW - normally such a wine costs between 75-150 dollars!!!" and speaks about "over-delivering"

The total vineyard area of 60 ha was used in the past for half by Peter Sisseck in his blend of Flor de Pingus. This Pruno is therefore an incredible wine for its price. The Pruno is a sensational wine.

The Finca Villacreces is an old abbey located on the "Golden Mile" along the Duero river in the Ribera del Duero appellation in Spain. The total area of the estate is 115 hectares of which 60 hectares are vineyards. These 60 hectares are divided over 15 different plots that all contribute to the quality of the wines on this impressive estate. The sandy terroir and the high altitude of the vineyards do not make it any easier to ripen the planted grapes tinta del païs (tempranillo), merlot and cabernet sauvignon. The pine trees, which are over 100 years old, do contribute to a microclimate in which the grapes feel good and the harvests have been of an exceptionally high level, especially in recent years. Due to the high altitude, merlot and cabernet sauvignon in particular have a very difficult time ripening here. In recent years, much has been invested in the vineyards: drip irrigation, the vines are tied higher to get more leaves and therefore better photosynthesis and the young planting of the newest vineyards already give an unprecedented quality of fruit. Only when the grapes are optimally ripe are harvested here and that results in beautiful concentrated wines with a fine acidity. All wines from Finca Villacreces undergo malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels. Depending on the wine, the storage in barrels is determined. Of course, the harvest year also has an influence on this and there is a deviation from the standard.

A collector's item is the limited edition of Pruno Magnum in a beautiful case designed by an artist. Every year there is a different version. This limited edition is always available at the end of the year and prior to the release of the regular bottles a few months later. The 2022 vintage of Pruno will be released around Q1 2025 and these magnums will be on the market around the end of November 2024.

The 2022 vintage sees the first incorporation of Merlot into its blend, keeping it true to its essence but with a renewed expression. The 2022 was awarded 92 Parker points

This year, the collection has an attractive and colourful design, completely differentiated, but with a common theme that pays homage to the fruit that gives the wine its name: the pruno. The design follows a striking visual style that emphasises the essence of wine and the tasting process, through a series of three canisters that recreate the phases of wine tasting: sight, smell and taste.