Malpaso 2019
16.35 €
Producer: Canopy
Region: Castilla La Mancha, Spain
Varietal: 100% Syrah
Vintage: 2019
Format: 0.75L
Alcohol content: 14%
Serving temperature: 16-18°C
Robert Parker: 94 Points (2018) / 93 Points (2017)
Description
An expressive and lively and aromatic red.
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate:
“Pure Syrah from vines in Méntrida, the 2017 Malpaso fermented with full clusters in open 1,500- and 5,000-liter oak vats and matured in barrels of different sizes for around one year. It has an explosive nose with notes of black olives, smoked bacon, violets and an herbal twist. It doesn’t show the heat of the vintage and instead comes through as fresh, expressive and vibrant; it’s medium-bodied with vibrant acidity and is very easy to drink. It seems like the way they work—picking the grapes early to avoid too much ripeness, fermenting with stems in a non-extractive way and aging the wines in larger barrels to avoid notes of wood— works well with the variety. 21,500 bottles produced. It was bottled in October 2018.” 93 Points (Malpaso 2017)
Contains: Sulphites
COLOUR
Cherry colour. Clean and bright.
NOSE
Intense and powerful. Aromas of black fruit with herbal notes, flowers, balsamic and toasted notes. Subtle mineral background.
TASTE
Powerful and very fruity. It is balanced, round and tasty. Great acidity and tannins. Full and persistent.
DISHES THAT GO WELL WITH THIS WINE
Aged cheese, mushrooms, red meat, game.
SERVING TIPS
Serve at around 17°C.
GRAPES
Syrah.
ORIGIN
Castilla-La Mancha’s high-quality red wines are bold and lush with aromas of grilled toast. Local producers adopted French grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah for the production of high-quality wines alongside local grapes.
PRODUCER
Canopy.
ABOUT THE PRODUCER
Canopy is a young winery focused on the rediscovery of the old Méntrida terroir as the origin of unique wines. It is a reference to the terroir, to wines created from the vineyard, at an altitude of 750 meters, in the Sierra de San Vicente, between the valleys of the Tajo and Tietar rivers. These vines are subject to a beneficial microclimate that really manifests itself at night, when the temperatures drop and the aromas are set in the old Grenache vines, together with modern Syrah plantations, just like authentic vineyards, perfectly adapted to a harsh and demanding area.
