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La Comtesse de Pazo Barrantes 2019

La Comtesse de Pazo Barrantes

2019

£123.20

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Spec sheet

TypeWhite wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti13.5%
Production8,560 bottles

What does this wine taste like?

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Deep yellow
Bouquet
Expressive / Nectarine / Quince / Thyme / Dill / Eucalyptus
Mouth
With volume / Structured / Complex / Creamy / Fresh / Persistent

Drinking and storing

Serve between 13ºC and 14ºC

Ratings and awards

201896 PK
201795 PK95 PN95 SK
201693+ PK
201593 PK
201492 PK
201393 PK
PK: ParkerPN: PeñínSK: Suckling

Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker

The 2018 La Comtesse comes from a vineyard called Cacheiro, 1.4 hectares of their oldest vines (planted in 1965) that deliver lower yields and aim to showcase the aging potential of Albariño. The destemmed grapes were slowly and softly pressed in a pneumatic press, and the juice was let to settle and put to ferment in a 3,000-liter oak vat for some 60 days. The wine was kept in that vat for 12 months, the first two with lees, and then it matured in concrete for a further 12 months before bottling. It has 13.5% alcohol and a pH of 3.4 with seven grams of tartaric acid per liter, very good parameters for a great vintage. It has a bright golden color and a perfumed, complex and elegant nose, with depth and nuance with the complexity of time, moving away from the primary aromas and high acidity of the younger wines. The oak is neatly integrated (the oak is used, and they have reduced the time in oak by two months), and the wine has mellow acidity. It's velvety and elegant, clean, pungent and precise, sharp and electric, very fresh. It has complexity and youth, balance and ingredients to develop in bottle. Time is on its side. 6,672 bottles and 200 magnums were produced. It was bottled in April 2021. It was not released until June 2023, after a good couple of years in bottle. Prices have increased.

— Luis Gutiérrez (16/11/2023)Robert Parker Wine Advocate Vintage 2018 - 96 PARKER

Customer reviews

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Vintage:

Winemaking

Vinification materialWood / Concrete

Vineyards

Vine age55 years
SoilSand / Granit
ClimateAtlantic

The winery

Pazo de Barrantes

Pazo de Barrantes

The history of Pazo de Barrantes dates back to the 16th Century and ever since then the estate has had links with the Creixell family, who own the historic Marqués de Murrieta in La Rioja. Located in the Rías Baixas DO, Pazo de Barrantes comprises a majestic building along with 12 hectares of vineyards, where the Albariño grapes grow enjoying a very mild Atlantic climate and with a strong maritime influence. The winery keeps closely to the spirit of its Rioja "sister",...

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