Description

Cet assemblage de Mandó, de Monastrell et d'Arcos des parcelles les plus hautes de la propriété Les Alcusses est élaboré dans des vieilles cuves et longuement élevé dans des jarres d'argile anciennes. De caractère pur et frais, il exprime toute la minéralité des sols de grès et de calcaire sur lesquels il voit le jour, toutes les fleurs du Mandó et tout le sparte du Monastrell. Vin de garde issu de cépages locaux et sans passage en fût de chêne, il reflète le meilleur de la tradition de la région et de son paysage méditerranéen.

Fiche technique

Le domaine
Type de vin
Red
Millésime
2017
Alcool
13.0% vol.
Cépage
90% Mandó, 10% Arcos
Origine
Valencia

L'avis des experts

The Wine Advocate:

The 2017 Parotet is a blend of 90% Mandó with 10% Arcos that matured in 2,600-liter amphorae, where it also underwent malolactic after fermenting in stainless steel. This seems to have different profile—quite expressive and hedonistic. Most of the wines seem to be growing with each vintage, but this one is vibrant and seems to have gained in freshness and precision in a warm, Mediterranean year. They reckon the small percentage of Arcos is noticeable, and it's a grape in which they have invested and will be more present in their wines in the future. This wine has finesse, and the rusticity turns into a floral character that makes it very fine. 13,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2018. - Luis Gutiérrez.