José Pariente 25 Anos en Barrica

CATA's notes:

Tasting: Bright and intense amber color. It has an elegant, complex nose rich in nuances. The nuts, fine hydrocarbons, spices, mineral and smoked backgrounds stand out. With body and glyceric center. Good acidity, saline, tasty, broad in the mouth. Aftertaste of great persistence.

Elaboration:

After spontaneous fermentation in 500-liter oak barrels, the wine has remained in those same barrels for 25 years. Aging for these 25 years entails a slow loss of water that generates a continuous concentration process. The wine slowly gains complexity, structure and elegance.

Curiosities:

“25 Years in Barrel” begins in 1997, the year in which José Pariente carried out his last harvest. His daughter Victoria has kept this wine for 25 years in barrels, demonstrating the aging capacity of the Verdejo variety. Vineyard The grapes come from a single vineyard dating back to 1943, located in the El Portugués moor, in Rueda. With traditional cup planting and planted on quartzite pebble soils, the vines have an approximate yield of 5,000 kilos per hectare. The The harvest was carried out in 1997, selecting the grapes manually and transporting them in vats.