Recaredo Terrers 2011

"Unusually enough, I tasted three vintages of their flagship blend. The 2011 Terrers is a blend of 50% Macabeo, 48% Xarello and 2% Parellada (percentages that vary slightly with the vintage) from their vineyards located on the banks of the Bitlles River in Penedès. It matured in bottle for no less than 59 months, but it's disgorged depending on sales (the disgorgement information is always available on the back label), and the bottle I tasted from had aged with the lees for 68 months (almost six years). There is very good depth and surprising freshness. It has very expressive notes of fennel and Mediterranean herbs, balsamic and developed aromas. 160,000 bottles produced."