The red 2018 Carroleón Prieto Picudo is a varietal Prieto Picudo from a single vineyard that names the wine, a plot that was planted in 1999 on alluvial stony soils. It has dark berry aromas and an earthy touch. The wine matured for two years in new barrels in an underground centenary cave where their ancestors made wine. Despite the oak treatment, the wine is more balanced than the 2018 Gamonal, with less oak aromas and some grainy tannins. For fans of oaky reds. If not for the variety, it could be confused with an oaky Ribera del Duero. I think Prieto Picudo is too delicate for so much oak. 6,600 bottles were filled in December 2020. I now read that I made very similar comments about the previous vintage I tasted...