Corpinnat Serral del Vell - Gran Res. Brut N.- Xarel.lo (18)

Xarel.lo (56%) & Macabeo (44%) | single vineyard | minimaal 68 maanden sur latte gerijpt | geen dosage | verfijnd en rijp | venkel | zilt | licht umami | wat ontwikkeld | fijne mousse | mediterrane wijn | fantastisch apertief of goed inzetbaar bij gerechten met zilte componenten als kaviaar, oester etc. 

Recaredo

Recaredo viert hun 100-jarig bestaan in 2024. Inmiddels zijn ze simpelweg de beste producent van mousserende wijnen in Spanje en zijn ze trots vertegenwoordiger van 'Corpinnat'. Een uitzonderlijk en precies proces, van wijngaardbeheer tot aan bottelen. Er wordt nog steeds ouderwets met de hand gedegorgeerd en er wordt trouw vastgehouden aan het recept van lange rijping op de fles, met natuurkurk. Gecertificeerd bio en biodynamisch met 90 hectare. 

Review:

The 2018 Serral del Vell was produced with a blend of 85% Xarel.lo and 15% Macabeo from the vineyard that names the wine, 41 hectares from which they selected the grapes from two plots of Xarel.lo planted in 1996 and 1997 and two plots of Macabeo planted in 1989. It was disgorged in December 2023 after 57 months in bottle with the lees. 2018 was a rainy year with good yields and freshness. This has a spicy note of cloves that I also found in the 2010 Turó d'en Mota and some of the still whites from Can Credo. It has 11.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.06 and 5.1 grams of acidity. It's super tasty, with pungent flavors of herbs, flowers and spices with some smoky hints from the contact with the lees. It has a lively palate, quite direct, persistent and mineral. 63,000 bottles produced. 95+/100 Luis Gutiérrez

Recaredo celebrates its centenary in 2024, as it was created back in 1924 by Josep Mata Capellades using the name of his father. The second generation, Josep and Antoni Mata, consolidated the business in the 1960s, and in the 1990s, they were joined by the third generation. Unfortunately, Antoni Mata Casanovas died in November 2023, a few months before the anniversary. They are releasing a limited oenotheque range from their exceptional Turo d'en Mota single-vineyard sparkling wine disgorged after almost 25 years in bottle with the lees. Congratulations to the Mata family!

They work exceptionally well in the vineyard and in the cellar and are of one of the holders of our Green Emblem award. They are certified organic and biodynamic in their 90 hectares of vineyards and are one of the promoters of the Corpinnat quality group of producers. They are planting more and more red grapes for the production of the sparkling wines, Monastrell and Sumoll. Production is 280,000 bottles, all from their own vineyards, fermented with indigenous yeasts, matured in bottle with the lees for no less than 30 months under a cork stopper and sold with no added sugar, as brut nature. The range I tasted was really impressive, with a breathtaking super-limited release of the 2001 Turó d'en Mota.