The oak of the 2021 Juan Gil (blue label) is subtler and feels more integrated into the wine. It's a fresher year of wines with more freshness and better balance, more elegance and length. It has 15.5% alcohol and finishes dry. 30,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2023.

Rich and harmonious, displaying a generous range of blackberry and boysenberry coulis, warm fig and mocha and wild sage notes enlivened by fresh, juicy acidity. This red's fruit profile fleshes out creamy, supple tannins, which emerge firmer and fine-grained on the tar- and spice-accented finish. Monastrell, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Drink now through 2028. 5,000 cases made, 1,500 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Spain / Jumilla Select to Add

The 2020 Juan Gil (blue label) is heady, ripe and generously oaked. It hit the scale at 15.5% alcohol and matured in French and American oak barrels for 18 months. It has abundant tannins and a dry finish. It's powerful and concentrated, in need of time in bottle or powerful food. It has a very defined style, very good but for the fans of that style. 30,000 bottles produced.

A sleek and layered red, featuring a concentrated range of blackberry coulis, fig cake and mocha notes, with aromatic accents of candied violet, dried thyme and minerals. Balanced and fresh, with juicy acidity and sculpted tannins that create a firm impression on the spiced finish. Monastrell, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Best from 2024 through 2029. 5,000 cases made, 1,500 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Spain / Jumilla Select to Add

I also tasted the 2019 Juan Gil (blue label), the wine formerly known as 18 Months, the time it spends in barrel. They use 100% new oak that is a mixture of French and American. The wine is ripe, oaky and heady (15.5% alcohol), but I felt a change in the oak, which seemed more integrated. When I asked Miguel Gil, he told me they had changed the toast, using less toasted barrels, from medium+ to medium, and that shows in the wine. They still believe this wine should have new oak to give it aging potential. They have also introduced optical sorting of the grapes and eliminate the raisins (by shape) and the unripe grains (by color), and that adds precision and cleanliness. 30,000 bottles were produced. It was bottled in June 2021.