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Nanclares y Prieto Coccinella 2021

26.52₣ (Exc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Switzerland

Bodegas Nanclares Prieto
Vino de España

Parker Points: 96
Peñin Points:  

26.52₣ (Exc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Switzerland

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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

I loved the 2021 Coccinella, a high-pitched, sharp and stony Albariño with a moderate 11.5% alcohol and notable acidity. It follows the style of the cold year, even in the Inxertal Vineyard that is planted with very old vines that deliver incredible wines with notes of herbs and flowers and a citrus touch combined with a subtle honeyed nose that somehow seems to be the signature of the vintage. The selected clusters were pressed directly and put to ferment in the same old 400-liter oak barrel (from 2010); no sulfur was used on the grapes, only after fermentation; and then the wine matured in the barrel until the next harvest. It's vibrant and fresh, very tasty and long and matured with the full clusters. Some 500 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2022.

Features

Type of wine

Barrel Aged White

Pairings

Smoked Dishes, Oily fishes

Style

Deep and mineral

Occasions

Dinner with Friends

Winery

Bodegas Nanclares Prieto

Size

75 cl.

Country

Spain

Region

Galicia

Appellation

Vino de España

Alcohol

12.5%

Grapes

Albariño

Serving

Between 8ºC and 10ºC

Winemaking

Fermented with indigenous yeasts under controlled temperature in used 400-litre French oak barrels. Aged for 11 months on lees. Bottled without tartaric stabilization, unfined and lightly filtered.

Description

In the heart of the Val do Salnés, where the Atlantic fog envelops the vineyards at dawn and the granite emerges under layers of sand and organic matter, Nanclares y Prieto make wines that are a true reflection of their origin and an unwavering ethic. Nanclares and Prieto Coccinella, a name that pays homage to the ladybirds -natural allies in the vineyard-, is born from a single centenary plot called Inxertal, in Sisán, Ribadumia. The Albariño vines, more than 100 years old, are cultivated using the traditional pergola method and tied with willow branches, a gesture of respect for ancestral Galician viticulture.

Far from passing fads, this wine is the result of a courageous decision: to let the vineyard speak without make-up. No herbicides, no pesticides, no additives. Just grapes, soil and time. The philosophy is clear: minimum intervention, maximum truth.

Winemaking

The grapes were harvested by hand, with rigorous selection in the vineyard. The whole bunches were gently pressed in a pneumatic press, without destemming, extracting the purest must. Fermentation of Nanclares Prieto Coccinella took place spontaneously, with indigenous yeasts, in a single used French oak barrel. There it rested for 11 months on its lees, with weekly bâtonnage during the first month, providing structure and texture. The wine was bottled without filtering or fining, and rested in the bottle for a further 9 months before being released onto the market. An artisanal, precise process, with no shortcuts.

Flavour

Nanclares Prieto Coccinella does not seek to impress immediately: it unfolds gradually, with restrained elegance. On the nose there are notes of lime, green apple, dried mandarin peel and a saline background that evokes the Atlantic air. The palate is taut and sharp, with vibrant acidity setting the pace. There is a tactile sensation of wet granite, a slight unctuousness from ageing on the lees, and a long finish with hints of grapefruit, fennel and subtle yeast. The delicate bitterness of citrus peel closes the whole firmly. It is a wine with an austere, deeply mineral profile that demands time and attention. An Albariño for those who seek truth before ornamentation.

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Bottles Price Over 377.73₣*
1-6 22.81₣ 11.40₣ (-11.40₣)
7-12 28.24₣ 14.12₣ (-14.12₣)
13-18 34.85₣ 17.42₣ (-17.42₣)
19-24 43.82₣ 21.91₣ (-21.91₣)
25-30 49.10₣ 24.55₣ (-24.55₣)
31-36 54.77₣ 27.39₣ (-27.39₣)
37-42 58.55₣ 29.27₣ (-29.27₣)
43-48 60.44₣ 30.22₣ (-30.22₣)
49-54 66.10₣ 33.05₣ (-33.05₣)
55-60 71.77₣ 35.88₣ (-35.88₣)
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