Toro Albalá Miut El Quejigal 2021
18.27₣ (Exc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Switzerland
Features
Type of wine
Pairings
Style
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
12.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 8ºC and 10ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 12 months in French oak barrels and amphorae.
Description
Some wineries live in the past, whilst others challenge it on a daily basis. At Toro Albalá, the cathedral of Pedro Ximénez in Montilla Moriles, the ‘heresy’ was to conceive of dry PX as a natural white wine, unadorned. That shift has a name of its own: Fátima Ceballos, the hand behind MIUT (an acronym for Mimo, Identidad, Uva y Tierra) who set out to prove that, on the southern albariza and limestone soils, the tension can be as noble as the sun.
Toro Albalá Miut El Quejigal is born in Cerro Macho, in the Sierra de Montilla: clay-limestone with plenty of bedrock, that dense, rugged terrain that forces the vine to dig deep and speak softly, with a persistent mineral echo. Here there are no blends designed to ‘please everyone’: it is 100% Pedro Ximénez, from a single plot and with a single-minded aim—to put the terroir first, even if that means going against the grain in an area famous for raisin production.
Vinification
At Toro Albalá Miut El Quejigal, the harvest is early to preserve freshness. Precision viticulture without fuss: shallow tillage and manual work in the vineyard (pruning, green pruning, suckering). In the winery, the grapes are brought in to ferment where their character is developed: terracotta amphorae and 500-litre French oak barrels. Then, 12 months on fine lees with bâtonnage, refining the texture without losing the wine’s backbone. Minimal production, bottled with an obsession not to lose a single millimetre of identity.
Taste
Toro Albalá Miut El Quejigal, in the glass it appears golden, more serious than one might expect from a ‘still’ Andalusian white. The nose is one that doesn’t shout: stone fruit, dried apricots, dried aromatic herbs, a citrus flash that refreshes the whole, and underneath that hint of limestone that makes it austere and addictive. On the palate, it enters with a straight-forward character, with balanced acidity that stretches the wine like a taut wire: this is not a soft white, but a white with backbone. The lees lend a touch of body—subtle, without heaviness—and the finish lingers with a mineral and salty aftertaste that calls for grilled seafood or fine fish. Long, dry, persistent; a white wine that speaks of Andalusia in a soft voice and with perfect diction.
Shipping to Switzerland
50% discount on orders over 372.83₣*Estimated transit time: 6-7 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Over 372.83₣* |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | 36.82₣ | 18.41₣ (-18.41₣) |
| 7-12 | 46.42₣ | 23.21₣ (-23.21₣) |
| 13-18 | 49.77₣ | 24.89₣ (-24.89₣) |
| 19-24 | 55.74₣ | 27.87₣ (-27.87₣) |
| 25-30 | 66.74₣ | 33.37₣ (-33.37₣) |
| 31-36 | 81.00₣ | 40.50₣ (-40.50₣) |
| 37-42 | 89.01₣ | 44.51₣ (-44.51₣) |
| 43-48 | 130.31₣ | 65.15₣ (-65.15₣) |
| 49-54 | 132.64₣ | 66.32₣ (-66.32₣) |
| 55-60 | 138.88₣ | 69.44₣ (-69.44₣) |
| VAT not included | ||
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