Appearance
Bright, deep and lively golden yellow.
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Raul Perez AREAS OF MONTALVO Albariño 2020
199,00€
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Raul Perez AREAS OF MONTALVO Albariño 2020
199,00 €
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Tasting notes
Nose
On the nose, extraordinarily complex: ripe stone fruit (peach, apricot), quince, candied orange peel, beeswax, honey, toasted walnuts and a subtle oxidative background of great elegance.
Palate
In the mouth it is dense, oily and with an unusual texture, with a well-integrated and contained acidity, impressive volume and a very long finish with memories of dried fruits, sweet spices and a saline touch.
Serving temperature
12 - 14ºC.
Fish
Seafood
Rice
Cheese
Foie
Mushrooms
Description
Áreas de Montalvo 2020 is one of the most unique and exclusive white wines from Raúl Pérez, the most influential winemaker in Spain. A project that was born in 1997 as a search for an Albariño radically different from the classic profile of Rías Baixas, inspired by the great aging whites of the world.
Made with 100% Albariño grapes from very specific plots of the Salnés Valley with a high proportion of sandy soils (a rarity in Rías Baixas, where granite predominates) that provide natural glycerin and a unique dense, oily texture. Raúl waited five years before marketing the first vintage (2017), to ensure that the wine had the consistency and personality he was looking for.
The production is deliberately minimalist: fermentation and aging for 12 months in used French oak barrels, without batonnage and without racking. Raúl puts the must into the barrel and leaves it for an entire year. This intentional passivity subjects the wine to a gentle natural oxidation that transforms the Albariño: it dulls its youthful sharp acidity and turns it into a dense, deep and eternal texture, with a golden color that has nothing to do with conventional Albariños.
In his own words: "Áreas de Montalvo is one more step, a wine that is based on aging, waiting, maturation. At a time when we live from day to day, this wine represents all the opposite values.".
The production of the 2020 vintage is very limited: just 498 bottles.
Serve between 12°C and 14°C, decanting 30 minutes before.
Use the widest cup possible. Aging potential of 10 to 15 years.
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