Name: Remelluri Blanco
SKU: 8426771816206

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Vista:

Amarillo dorado intenso.

Nariz:

Complejo, con aromas a hierbas aromáticas, fruta carnosa y tostados por su paso por barrica.

Boca:

Amplio, con volumen, sabroso y equilibrado.

Descripción:

Viñedos situados en los términos de Doroño, Villaescusa, San Esteban, Cerraja, Valderremelluri, San Cristóbal, Canales y Uzmendi, dentro de los municipios de Labastida (Álava) y San Vicente de la Sonsierra (Rioja), a una altitud de entre 605 y 805 metros sobre el nivel del mar. Viticultura certificada ecológica y con prácticas biodinámicas.

Superficie:

8.66 hectáreas

Edad:

Plantados entre 1989 y 2008.

Suelo:

Suelos arcillosos calcáreos.

Clima:

Esta añada tuvo un retraso de ciclo desde la brotación por un invierno y una primavera de lluvias y frío. El verano cálido ayudó a conseguir una madurez completa.

Rendimiento:

21.1 hectolitros por hectárea.

Cosecha:

La vendimia manual en cajas tuvo lugar del 5 de octubre al 8 de noviembre.

Vinificación:

Múltiples elaboraciones para fermentación y envejecimiento. Siempre con levaduras autóctonas ya sea fermentado en cemento, fudre o barricas.

Tim Atkin:

A ground-breaking wine that was first made in 1994 and combines nine different varieties grown on the estate between 600 and 800 metres, the Remelluri Blanco is wonderfully layered, nuanced and complex. Subtle oak frames a cuvée with flavours of lemon, pear, peach and orange zest ending with freshness and precision. 2022-26

James Suckling:

This is a fantastic white with tightness and freshness and such bright acidity. Sliced apple, pear, pineapple and lilac. Full-bodied yet tight and so fresh, Goes on for minutes. Great length. Precise and transparent. From organically grown grapes. Want to drink it now, but it’s one of the cellar.

The Wine Advocate:

The 2018 Blanco has to be the finest white from Remelluri so far. It's powerful, characterful and elegant, with ripeness and concentration coupled with very good freshness. This unusual white was produced with a mélange of grapes, trying to erase the varietal profile; it fermented with indigenous yeasts in tank and small oak vats and matured in used barriques, foudres and concrete. It has Mediterranean notes of hay and straw, but it's powerful and serious, more like an austere Hermitage with a super-chalky palate and a very tasty, almost salty finish. It has great finesse, with power and the freshness from the high-altitude vineyards and the cool year. 13,100 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2020.

Remelluri Blanco 2019