Jorge Navascues: Mas de Mancuso Macabeo 2020

Jorge Navascues: Mas de Mancuso Macabeo 2020

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96–97
100
2
Macabeo 100%
5
hvid, tør
13,5% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2023–2035
Pakket ind i: 6s
9
eksotisk & aromatisk
frugt-orienteret
3
Lobenberg: 96–97/100
Tim Atkin: 97/100
Parker: 94/100
6
Spanien, Carinena
7
Allergener: Sulfitter,
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Heiner Lobenberg om:
Mas de Mancuso Macabeo 2020

96–97
/100

Mas de Mancuso er et projekt af Contino-vinmageren Jorge Navascués. Indfødte druesorter fra Cariñena, i gennemsnit 50 til 70 år gamle vinstokke, der vokser her i en højde på over 650 meter. Macabeo (Viura) modnes på fransk eg og ligger længe på bundfaldet. Det kan man lugte med det samme, og næsen er tydeligt præget af den lange fadlagring med masser af krydderier, en subtil røgethed og et fint gærpræg. Der er også gul frugt, moden abrikos, ren blomme, ananas og en meget let eksotisk smag. Lidt bivoks, der næsten minder om Chenin Blanc i smagen. Meget spændende! I smagen den totale mineralske hammer - masser af tryk, dybde, men også sådan en fantastisk saftighed - wow! Gult æble, saltet citron, engurter. Fantastisk samspil af teksturer med en kridtholdig tanninstruktur, masser af greb, kraft og bid, så det hele går op i en højere enhed. Virkelig stor, spændende Macabeo-biograf! 96-97/100

97
/100

Tim Atkin om: Mas de Mancuso Macabeo

An elegant white from Jorge Nevascues’ 60 year old parcel of Macabeo on the higher slopes above the village of Almonacid de la Sierra. The wine is fermented in stainless steel and then spends over a year in 500L Austrian oak. A complex nose of white pepper, chamomile and stone fruit leads to a waxy, lemony palate that offers lovely weight following some skin maceration and lees work. The freshness of the area is expressed through impressive acidity while the wine’s fine, chalky texture produces a mouth-watering, morish finish. 2024 - 2026 97/100

94
/100

Parker om: Mas de Mancuso Macabeo

The white 2020 Mas de Mancuso Macabeo is aromatic, floral, even citrusy, elegant and fresh with 13% alcohol and a pH of 3.15. It comes from a single plot of vines at some 800 meters in altitude. They first bought grapes from here in 2018 and then finally bought the vineyard, a north-facing plot on slate soils that produces wines that evolve nicely in bottle. They always do some skin contact to extract a bit more from the Macabeo grapes. It matured in two 500-liter barrels for 20 months with the lees, which were not stirred. There is a nice balance between wine and oak, and it's really integrated; he worked a little more reductive, and the wine has a little more freshness. There's austerity, tension and balance here, as well as finesse, elegance and purity. 1,250 bottles were filled in October 2022. It should develop nicely in bottle, but it's approachable from early on. In 2022, they harvested the grapes much earlier to keep the acidity and finished with a sharp white with 11.2% alcohol! 94/100

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Jorge Navascues

Som teknisk direktør for Bodegas Contino har Jorge Navascues et næsten legendarisk ry i Rioja. Ikke kun der, men i hele Spanien betragtes han som en af DE mest efterspurgte og kompetente vinkonsulenter. Under sit eget navn leder Navascues også et meget spændende projekt i Almonacid de la Sierra, en...

Mas de Mancuso Macabeo 2020