Casa Castillo Pie Franco 2023 Magnum
212.12₣ (Exc. VAT bot. 150 cl.) / Switzerland
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2023 Pie Franco is serious, austere and shy, but it has a sense of harmony and refinement that makes it very attractive and a little mysterious. It has a very elegant and balanced palate with very fine tannins; you don't notice that the grapes had a slightly faster ripening, and the tannins show a level of refinement similar to a slower-ripening year. It might be the cushion effect of the old ungrafted vines that make it quite homogeneous and consistent from vintage to vintage. There's no trace of ripeness or excess here despite the south-facing exposition and the sandy soils, and the wine is very elegant and fine. The grapes are picked halfway through the harvest, so they already have the experience of the first half of the grapes from the property. It fermented with 25% to 30% full clusters and aged in foudre for 18 months, but the idea is to age this wine (and Las Gravas) for at least two years in foudre, in the style of the Riserva wines from Piamonte. It has good ripeness and 14.5% alcohol and terrific balance. 7,100 individually numbered bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2025.
Features
Type of wine
Style
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
15.0%
Grapes
Serving
Between 14ºC and 16ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 19 months in new French oak barrels of 500 litres.
Shipping to Switzerland
50% discount on orders over 368.10₣*Estimated transit time: 6-7 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Over 368.10₣* |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | 36.35₣ | 18.17₣ (-18.17₣) |
| 7-12 | 45.83₣ | 22.91₣ (-22.91₣) |
| 13-18 | 49.14₣ | 24.57₣ (-24.57₣) |
| 19-24 | 55.03₣ | 27.52₣ (-27.52₣) |
| 25-30 | 65.89₣ | 32.94₣ (-32.94₣) |
| 31-36 | 79.97₣ | 39.98₣ (-39.98₣) |
| 37-42 | 87.88₣ | 43.94₣ (-43.94₣) |
| 43-48 | 128.65₣ | 64.33₣ (-64.33₣) |
| 49-54 | 130.95₣ | 65.48₣ (-65.48₣) |
| 55-60 | 137.12₣ | 68.56₣ (-68.56₣) |
| VAT not included | ||
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