El Escoces Volante: Valdelabarga 2021

: Garnacha 85%, Bobal, Macabeo, forskellige hjemmehørende vinstokke

: rød, tør; 14,0% Vol.; Drikkemoden: 2026–2047

: frugt-orienteret; velsmagende & krydret

: Lobenberg: 96–97/100; Parker: 94/100; Tim Atkin: 96/100; Suckling zu 2020: 95/100; Galloni: 94/100

: Spanien, Aragon, Calatayud

: Allergener: Sulfitter,

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

Kun godt 2000 flasker af ældgammel Grenache med lidt Bobal fra en højde på 650 meter. Udbytte på 15 hl/ha. Hele druer, gæret og modnet i 500-liters Stockinger-tønder. Intens og fyldig grenadine med røg, skovhindbær og en smule tranebær i duften. Røgen kommer igen, men ikke brændt, snarere charmerende krydret. Smagen er ligeledes røget fra terroiret, stenet, kalksten og flint. Derunder grenadine, hindbær, jordbær og igen denne fascinerende tranebær med en urteagtig, krydret undertone. En yderst elegant og karakterfuld vin fuld af charme.

Den yderst aromatiske, enestående årgang 2021 begejstrer i Spanien med en friskhed, der er uden sidestykke. Efter sommerens tørkestress bragte et gyldent, køligt efterår det sensationelle vendepunkt. De tykskallede druer leverer langtidsholdbare vine fulde af karakter, modne tanniner og livlig syre.

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Parker om: Valdelabarga

The second vintage of this single-vineyard wine, the 2021 Valdelabarga Parcela Venta del Bravo was produced with the field blend of 85% to 90% Garnacha and the rest Bobal, Moristel, a little white Macabeo, etc., from a 1.2-hectare plot on very stony soils in the village of Torralba de Ribota that was possibly planted some 80 years ago (the register is from 1941). It fermented in open stainless steel tanks and matured in 500-liter Stockinger barrels that lend very little torrefaction to the wines. In 2021, there might have been more white grapes, and the wine has a paler color and feels fresher than the initial 2020 I tasted last time. It is still medium to full-bodied, with lower alcohol (14.2%) and fine tannins, and it is much more elegant, with more finesse and better freshness and acidity, or at least the sensation. 2,600 bottles were filled in April 2021.

Tim Atkin om: Valdelabarga

A muscular and structured wine with great energy from a single vineyard site of canto rodado, the result of glacial deposits in Armantes. This is a field blend of 85% Garnacha with 15% Moristel, Provechón (Bobal) and some white varieties. There’s a little whole bunch, 10% - 15%, adding some freshness and keeping the intense blackberry and blueberry fruit in check. 12 months in Stockinger softens the wine somewhat which also benefits from the cooler 2021 vintage. An exciting and complex wine, approachable now but should age well.

Suckling zu 2020 om: Valdelabarga

This is meaty and earthy with cherries, wild berries, some ashy undertones and hints of spices. Notes of walnuts, too. Full and structured, very polished and even on the palate with wide, encompassing tannins. More weighty and long. Mostly grenache, with provechon, bobal, macabeo and a little bit of white grapes. 50% whole bunch. Planted in 1943. 1.18 hectares. Drink or hold.

Galloni om: Valdelabarga

From Torralba de Ribota in Calatayud, the 2021 Valdelabarga blends Garnacha Tinta with about 15% other red and white varieties, aged largely in neutral 500-liter barrels. The nose features slightly candied red fruit with Mediterranean scrub, a savory broth-like nuance and hints of camphor and orange peel. The palate carries noticeable grip with firm tannins and moderate richness, finishing with a subtle stem-derived note.

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