Bernabeleva Carril del Rey 2020
30.90€ (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Spain
Bodegas y Viñedos Bernabeleva
Vinos de Madrid
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2020 Carril del Rey has a lot of grip from tannins that make it feel “more Italian,” as San Martín can sometimes be pale, like the 2020 single-vineyard bottlings, and with a moderate 13.5% alcohol. This is from a lower altitude within the property, and the vineyard struggles to achieve complete ripeness, even if it's usually the last to be harvested. The vineyard behaves well in warmer years, and this 2020 feels quite elegant and floral, medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins and balancing acidity. This year, there was only one 700-liter barrel, which delivered some 900 bottles. It was bottled in May 2022.
Features
Type of wine
Style
Occasions
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
14.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 14ºC and 16ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 13 months in French oak barrels of 225 and 600 litres capacity.
Description
Bernabeleva Carril del Rey is a wine that comes from a vineyard approximately 75 years old that extends along a south-facing slope, covering about 2.5 hectares of Garnacha and 0.5 hectares of albillo. The planting density is 2,000 vines per hectare. The soil, granitic in nature, varies in depth from the upper to the lower part of the slope, being deeper on the latter due to the dragging of the soil by rainfall. Of the estate wines produced by the winery, Carril del Rey is the one that matures the latest.
Winemaking
In the winery we try to respect the characteristics of the Garnacha variety as much as possible. Long fermentations are carried out with indigenous yeasts, 100% stems and 45 days of maceration, and pigeage is carried out as a technique to extract the wine's polyphenols. The wine is then transferred to French oak barrels with its lees, where malolactic fermentation takes place. Finally, the wine is aged for 11 months in the same 500-litre barrels from different coopers. Once the wine is ready for sale, it is bottled without fining and stabilised naturally.
Taste
Bernabeleva Carril del Rey is a single varietal Garnacha wine, considered one of the most exclusive and unique wines in Spain. It comes from a single plot that produces around 2,000 bottles per vintage. At first sight, its colour is so low that it could be mistaken for a rosé. On the palate, it is subtle and easy to drink, with notes of red fruit such as sour strawberry and watermelon, and also a touch of herbaceousness.
Shipping to Peninsular Spain
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