PAZO BARRANTES GRAN VINO ALBARINO 2021
| Grape: | 100% Albariño |
| Vineyard: | Pazo Barrantes |
| Origin: | Rias Baixas, Spain |
| ABV%: | 13.5% |
| Colour: | Clear yellow |
| Aromas: |
Enveloping nose with intense aroma of nectarine and yellow plum, hints of acacia blossom and fennel on a balsamic background. |
| Flavours: |
Vibrant and expressive in the mouth, it reveals the freshness of the vintage on a lively palate that leads to a broad and persistent finish. |
The Albariño grapes used to elaborate the wine come from Pazo de Barrantes estate, with 12 hectares divided into 8 different plots and located around the winery. The soils of the estate are granitic, with sand on the surface and the average age of the vineyard is 30 years.
A careful and slow winemaking process allows us to get the highest expression of this grape to produce wines with a great potential for ageing and unique personality.
Winemaking Highlights
After an exhaustive hand-picked selection, the grapes are destemmed and pressed gently and slowly in a pneumatic press. The must is decanted by flotation to ensure greater aromatic purity and then fermented at 10ºC in stainless steel tanks for approximately 30 days. After fermentation, the wine remains in contact with fine lees for three months inside the stainless steel tank.
The wine ages six months in stainless steel tanks, of which 15% in 225-litre acacia wood barrels followed by 16 months in bottle.
Pairs beautifully with grilled queen scallop over truffled potatoes and cavia, mille-feuille filled with smoked eel, white asparagus pudding, white shrimp with mint, marinated sardine, grapefuit jam and blood orange. The suggested serving temperature is 52ºF.
Reviews
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ROBERT PARKER (USA): 94+ POINTS.
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GUÍA PEÑÍN (SPA): 93 POINTS.