El Escoces Volante: El Cismatico Garnacha 2020

Name: El Cismatico Garnacha
Brand: El Escoces Volante
SKU: 66177H
Price: 49 EUR
Availability: InStock

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96–97

100

2: Garnacha 100%

5: rot, trocken; 14,5% Vol.; Trinkreife: 2026–2044; Verpackt in: 6er

9: seidig & aromatisch; pikant & würzig; unkonventionell

3: Lobenberg: 96–97/100; Suckling: 96/100; Parker: 95/100; Decanter: 95/100; Tim Atkin: 95/100

6: Spanien, Calatayud

7: Allergene: Sulfite,

Abfüller / Importeur: El Escoces Volante, Barrio la Rosa Bajo 16, 50300 Zaragoza (Calatayud), SPANIEN

Lobenberg: 80 Jahre alte Grenache, reinsortig. Auf 800 Höhenmetern in Nord-Ost-Exposition auf Kalkstein und hartem Lehm gewachsen, beste Vorraussetzungen für hohe Mineralität (Kalkstein), Power (Lehm) und Frische (Höhe und Nord-Ost). Kleinste Erträge, dieser Wein wird nur in absoluten Top-Jahren gemacht. Handlese aus Buschweinen, 20 bis 30% davon als unentrappte Ganztraube spontan fermentiert. Ausbau in großem, gebrauchten Holz. Helle Farbe, typisch Grenache. Geranie und Orangenzesten, feiner Kalkstein mit leichtem Chili-Touch und Salz in der Nase. Überaus charmanter, gleichwohl leicht pfeffrig scharfer Mundeintritt. Garrigue-Würze, Unrterholz, etwas wilde Provence oder Südrhone wiederspiegelnd, wieder Salz und Orangenzesten, etwas Passionsfrucht und leichte Zitrus-Schärfe. Trockenblumen dazu, langer salzig scharfer Nachhall auf wilder Himbeere und Erdbeere, heller Kirsche und Kalksteinmehl. Sehr spannend und zugleich animierend, alter Bonneau-Stil in Chateauneuf, auch Tardieus Cuvee Speciale kommt als Assoziation. 96-97/100

Suckling über: El Cismatico Garnacha

-- Suckling: Attractive aromas of ripe cherries, wild raspberries, hints of licorice, dried flowers, blood orange and bitter chocolate. Medium- to full-bodied with vivid acidity that adds a lot of freshness and tension with orange peel and spice undertones. Very pure and pristine. A little chewy at the end with peppery notes to it. Chalky, mineral sensation in the finish. 100% garnacha. 20% whole bunch. Plantings between 1937 and 1942. Drink or hold. 96/100

Parker über: El Cismatico Garnacha

-- Parker: The 2020 El Cismático comes from their two plots in Armantes in Cervera de la Cañada that were planted between 1937 and 1942, and the wine has more effect from the limestone and whiter soils. In search of a more age-worthy wine, it matured in used barrels, and it has less effect from the oak, with increased finesse and fruit. Tasting this next to the 2021 had a similar effect as in the other wines where I tasted the 2020 and 2021 together—the effect of the vintage is more noticeable and even increased as the wines sat in the glass, opened up and got a little warmer too. It has fine tannins and a nice grip. It improved with time in the glass, developing more nuance and finesse and also a good sign about its aging capacity. 3,733 bottles were filled in December 2022. 95/100

Decanter über: El Cismatico Garnacha

-- Decanter: An intense and complex wine reflecting its old vine provenance from a single site above Cervera de la Cañada. Spending 13 months in old, 500-litre French oak then a further eight months in cement, the structure of this Garnacha is reminiscent of top Châteauneuf-du-Pape but with a distinctly Calatayud character. Fresh garrigue aromas and dark fruit; deep and concentrated with a peppery finish. Will develop further. 95/100

Tim Atkin über: El Cismatico Garnacha

-- Tim Atkin: El Cismático comes from Garnacha vines over 80 years old, planted in Armantes between 1937 and 1942. A fabulously complex wine that combines an earthy, beetroot yet fleshy palate born from marl and limestone soils, with perfumed floral and raspberry notes. Distinct garrigue and peppery notes lead to a saline finish. A vibrant and deep wine reflecting its high altitude (800m) and wild origins. 95/100

Weingut über: El Cismatico Garnacha

-- Weingut: Intense ruby red in colour, the nose is still very youthful, deep and complex with constantly evolving aromas: from wild red fruits, beets, dried orange peel and a light touch of mountain herbs as the wine opens up. Fine tannins, nuanced, slightly lighter and fresher than previous years. Drinking 2023 and onwards for many years. We only release El Cismático when we believe we have the correct conditions to make an Old Vine Garnacha with the capacity to age gracefully for years in bottle, gaining complexity along the way. The 2020 vintage is the first vintage where this wine has come solely from our Armantes vineyards: contiguous parcels planted between 1937 and 1942 situated at around 800m above sea level. We find that Garnacha on these marl and limestone soils gives more exotic & ethereal elements and impart a precise and floral profile to the Garnacha grape with marked acidity and a low pH. Austere during fermentation and ageing but very rewarding with age. Despite being North-East facing, we normally harvest these two parcels at the onset of harvest. The grapes were harvested into 20kg cases and were stored between 0 and 1 degrees in a cool room with controlled humidity. Fermented together in an open top fermenter with 20% whole bunches included in a layer cake fashion. Gentle punching down was applied once or twice a day during a long, slow, gentle fermentation after the grapes warmed up from their cold soak. Afterwards we carried out a long maceration and malolactic fermentation took place on skins. After pressing the wine remained sur lie in second use 500 litre, fine-grained French oak barrels for 13 months.

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