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2022 Michelini i Muffato, Bierzo "La Petra"
Critical Acclaim:
95+ Points, Wine Advocate:
"The 2022 La Petra is a new single-vineyard wine that comes from two adjacent plots but is still not qualified as single-vineyard wine and instead is sold as generic Bierzo (but will be sold as "paraje" in future vintages). It's from a place on slate and quartz soils in the village of San Lorenzo that is planted with 80-year-old vines on the south-facing side of La Encrucijada. It fermented with 50% full clusters and 50% destemmed grapes in 1,000-liter oak vats with indigenous yeasts and matured in used 225-liter French oak barrels for one year. It's floral and perfumed but with an austere stoniness and a rocky sensation in the palate, with a fine thread, textured, with fine tannins. It has 13% alcohol and is balanced and clean. It has more freshness and less sensation of ripeness as it's higher in altitude (some 680 meters) even if it has a south-facing exposition. This is delicious, complex and elegant. A great debut!" - Luis Gutiérrez, June 2024
"The 2022 La Petra Mencía hails from Paraje La Petra, San Lorenzo del Bierzo. Light purple in hue, it is delicately made, evoking grapefruit peel, rosemary and wild herb aromas. It's balsamic, with hints of chamomile, carqueja, violet and slight reduction. Dry, compact and juicy, it has a sleek, fine-grained texture. The 2022 is smooth, airy and ethereal."
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