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About This Wine
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Each vintage Mateo choses his most impressive barrel to bottle as a single-site mono varietal-a kind of Monterrei tête de cuvée. From 2009, a barrel of Doña Blanca got the nod. The fruit comes from a single mountain vineyard planted in the Tamaguelos district where the yields are extraordinarily low. Hand-harvested into two parcels, half the batch was left in whole-bunches and half destemmed and each subject to 48 hours of pre-ferment skin contact in stainless steel tanks. Once the fermentation was underway the wines were transferred into three-year-old, 500-litre barrels to finish the fermentation.
After eight months in barrel the wine was decanted into stainless steel tanks where it stayed for four months before it was bottled without filtration.
The result is a startlingly fleshy and yet somehow graceful white with a Goliath-sized mass of texture shot through by ripe citrus raciness and a searing mineral freshness. Similarly weighted to a top dry Alsace Riesling and with the texture of a fine Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc, this has a salty-sweet, saturating presence on the palate with dried peach, apricot, anise, nuts, and citrus pith aromas and flavours as well as a fine, ripe acidity to balance. An incredible, completely original, savoury yet sumptuous wine that comes into its own with food.
| Type | White Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal(s) | Dona Blanca Godello Treixadura |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Monterrie |
| Brand | Quinta da Muradella |
| Vintage | 2009 |
Wines of Spain
With 2.9 million acres of land planted in wine grapes, Spain is the most widely planted wine producing nation and second largest producer in the world. Many styles of wine are produced in the country most of which are based on native grape varietals.
The two most famous regions are Rioja and Ribera del Duero for their Tempranillo production. Rioja Tempranillo (the classic) will be lighter and fresher with red fruit flavours as compared to those from Ribera del Duero that are often deep purple, higher in alcohol with more tannins and intense black fruit character. Rioja is also known for producing Garnacha (Grenache), as well as rich, nutty whites from the indigenous Viura varietal.
In the Catalonia region, Spain is recognized for making a sparkling wine in the traditional method but using native grape varieties. This is called Cava. Priorat, a subregion within Catalonia specializes in making still red blends of Garnacha, Carignan and often Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon in a bold and full-bodied style. Together with Rioja, wines from Priorat have achieved DOCa/DOQ status signifying their quality.
Sherry is Spain’s famous fortified wine which can either be completely dry, lusciously sweet or somewhere in between. This is made in the southern region of Jerez.
Other notable Spanish wine styles include: Monastrell (AKA. Mataro/Mourvèdre), produced in the Jumilla region and refreshing white Albariño and Verdejo from north western Galacia.
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