La Casilla 2018
£11.37 (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.)
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
2018 was a cooler year, and the 2018 La Casilla kept a moderate 12.5% alcohol. It was produced with Bobal from 40- to 60-year-old vines on limestone-rich soils at 800+ meters above sea level. Like most of the wines, it fermented with 100% full clusters and indigenous yeasts in 4,500-liter oak vats and matured in used 600-liter French oak barrels and the same fermentation vats for nine months with lees. It's very fruit-driven with black raspberry aromas and a fresh herbal touch, lavender, thyme and rosemary. Some rains during the harvest delivered a fresher wine reminiscent of 2010 and 2013, a little lighter and with good aging potential. While tasting this wine, Juan Antonio Ponce told me something quite surprising; 'At the end of the day, I prefer harvest when it rains during the harvest, as you can have a longer ripening period and the wines have more complexity.' This has a lot of finesse for the rustic image the zone has. 12,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2019.
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Alcohol
13.0%
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Serving
Between 14ºC and 16ºC
Winemaking
Fermented in wood tubs and aged in used oak barrels of 300 and 500 litres capacity.
Shipping to United Kingdom
Estimated transit time: 3-4 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Over £269.32 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | £17.80 | £8.90 (-£8.90) |
| 7-12 | £26.93 | £13.47 (-£13.47) |
| 13-18 | £31.04 | £15.52 (-£15.52) |
| 19-24 | £43.64 | £21.82 (-£21.82) |
| 25-30 | £47.02 | £23.51 (-£23.51) |
| 31-36 | £52.95 | £26.48 (-£26.48) |
| 37-42 | £61.99 | £31.00 (-£31.00) |
| 43-48 | £68.84 | £34.42 (-£34.42) |
| 49-54 | £73.04 | £36.52 (-£36.52) |
| 55-60 | £79.88 | £39.94 (-£39.94) |
| VAT included | ||
