Verónica Ortega Cáreo 2023
35.14₣ (Exc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Switzerland
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The other new red is the 2023 Cáreo, which is a different story from the A Bruxa. It comes from a very old vineyard planted with Mencía, Palomino, Doña Blanca and a little Godello, an ancient, centenary 0.9-hectare plot, where the Mencía has thinner skins, and the tannins are also finer. This is from the same zone as the white Tormenta in San Juan de la Mata, technically a village wine from Arganza, one of the few places in Bierzo that has limestone soils. Part (80%) of the wine fermented in a troncoconic oak vat with 100% full clusters and the rest was destemmed and fermented in bins, then the wine matured in separate 300-liter barrels for 11 months, after which, it was blended and put in amphorae, where it rested for another four months. This has a very focused violet note, also peachy, with a fine texture, with the mouthfeel from the limestone soils. It comes in at 12.9% alcohol with a pH of 5.4. I cannot make up my mind if I prefer this or the new A Bruxa... In any case, these are two superb additions to the portfolio, completing the high end in a stunning vintage. Bravo!! 2,755 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2025.
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Alcohol
13.0%
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Between 16ºC and 18ºC
Winemaking
Fermented in truncated cone-shaped oak vats with whole clusters (80%) and the rest (20%) in vats with de-stemmed grapes. Aged for 11 months in 300 litre oak barrels.
Shipping to Switzerland
50% discount on orders over 377.02₣*Estimated transit time: 6-7 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Over 377.02₣* |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | 22.76₣ | 11.38₣ (-11.38₣) |
| 7-12 | 28.18₣ | 14.09₣ (-14.09₣) |
| 13-18 | 34.78₣ | 17.39₣ (-17.39₣) |
| 19-24 | 43.73₣ | 21.87₣ (-21.87₣) |
| 25-30 | 49.01₣ | 24.51₣ (-24.51₣) |
| 31-36 | 54.67₣ | 27.33₣ (-27.33₣) |
| 37-42 | 58.44₣ | 29.22₣ (-29.22₣) |
| 43-48 | 60.32₣ | 30.16₣ (-30.16₣) |
| 49-54 | 65.98₣ | 32.99₣ (-32.99₣) |
| 55-60 | 71.63₣ | 35.82₣ (-35.82₣) |
| VAT not included | ||
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