El Puntido 2020
£36.69 (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / North Ireland
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2019 El Puntido was still very young and energetic, powerful with generous oak and plenty of tannins that need polishing and integration, which should be provided by the time in bottle. It has ripe berries and smoky notes, hints of shoe polish and a darker profile than the 2018 I tasted next to it and with incisive tannins. A powerful Tempranillo with stuffing and balance to mature in bottle. 37,995 bottles produced. It was bottled in December 2021 and will be released in September 2022.
Features
Type of wine
Pairings
Style
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Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
14.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 16ºC and 18ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 18 months in new French oak barrels.
Description
El Puntido is a red wine made with the well-known tempranillo grape variety from the El Puntido estate of the Viñedos de Páganos winery in La Rioja.
This vineyard of Finca El Puntido was planted in 1975 on a clay-loam soil due to its texture and clay-limestone due to its composition.
It is a privileged terrain, valued for its climatic conditions, located in Páganos, Laguardia, at an altitude of 600 metres above sea level.
Elaboration
The grapes are harvested by hand, under a rigorous selection process in the vineyard and in the winery. The winemaking process is traditional, with a pre-fermentation maceration for 5 days at a temperature of 6°C, and gentle pumping over and light aeration during this phase.
Alcoholic fermentation takes approximately 9 days with temperature control between 28 and 30°C, with one or two pumping-overs per day in the first phase and finishing with a pumping-over. Post-fermentation maceration lasts 11 days. Devatting is carried out directly into new French oak barrels where it undergoes malolactic fermentation and is aged for 16 months in new French oak barrels and 6 months in tanks.
Taste
El Puntido is a red wine that impresses with its mineral, floral and fruity notes. On the palate it is powerful, balanced with round tannins and a dry and serious finish.
One of the great wines of La Rioja
El Puntido is a fresh and elegant wine, surprising for its maturity. It has been produced by the Viñedos de Páganos Winery, where architectural beauty, technology and good workmanship are combined, and this wine is their great red wine.
In the gastronomic field, it is the perfect accompaniment to food such as legume stews, game, cheeses and cured sausages.
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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 |