Clos Martinet 2018
£57.89 (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / North Ireland
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The flagship 2018 Clos Martinet is the wine that started it all and is still a blend of Garnacha (Tinta and Peluda), Syrah, Cariñena, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Monastrell as it was since the beginning but now with a restrained 13.5% alcohol and higher acidity. Clos Martinet is a single five-hectare terraced vineyard planted with clonal material in 1986 on decomposed llicorella slate, iron and big rocks in the soil. The varieties are co-fermented depending on the date picked—at three different ripening times—in two concrete vats and 200-liter oak vats with indigenous yeast and whole clusters. The beginning and end of the élevage was in concrete, and in between they used 2,000- and 4,100-liter oak vats and some 20% in glass demijohn and amphorae. The wine is subtle and a bit shy, insinuating rather than in your face. There is a lot less ripeness than in the past. It's medium-bodied and fluid, fresh and balanced. This is a very elegant Clos Martinet. 11,070 bottles and some larger formats produced. It was bottled in June 2020.
Features
Type of wine
Pairings
Style
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
14.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 16ºC and 18ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 22 months in used and new French oak barrels.
Shipping to North Ireland
Estimated transit time: 4-5 working days.
Bottles | Price | Over £345.26 |
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1-6 | £11.13 | £5.57 (-£5.57) |
7-12 | £15.11 | £7.55 (-£7.55) |
13-18 | £21.15 | £10.57 (-£10.57) |
19-24 | £28.92 | £14.46 (-£14.46) |
25-30 | £33.58 | £16.79 (-£16.79) |
31-36 | £37.55 | £18.77 (-£18.77) |
37-42 | £45.32 | £22.66 (-£22.66) |
43-48 | £49.63 | £24.82 (-£24.82) |
49-54 | £56.06 | £28.03 (-£28.03) |
55-60 | £60.25 | £30.12 (-£30.12) |
VAT included |