La Montesa 2021
£18.55 (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / North Ireland
Bodegas Palacios Remondo
Rioja
Other sizes: Magnum
10 for immediate shipment. More, available on 18/07/2025
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
I had not yet tasted the 2021 La Montesa, and I'm glad I did. Álvaro Palacios was super proud of this vintage, and he told me that 'many people consider it at the level of a very good Burgundy village at a fraction of the price!' It is indeed a great value, even more so in an exceptional year like 2021. But it was unmistakably Garnacha, with notes of garrigue and aromatic herbs, red cherries and flowers. It fermented with 20% full clusters in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and matured in barrel for 12 months. It's clean and precise, with a lace texture, very fine tannins, flavors of red berries and herbs and a long, tasty, chalky finish. It has to be one of the finest vintages of Montesa to date. It has 14.3% alcohol, a pH of 3.5 and 5.3 grams of acidity. It's not a small cuvée; they produced 592,372 bottles! It was bottled in March 2023.
Features
Type of wine
Pairings
Style
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
14.0%
Grapes
Serving
Between 14ºC and 16ºC
Winemaking
Fermented with indigenous yeasts with 20% whole bunches in stainless steel tanks. Aged for 12 months in French oak barrels. Bottled unfiltered.
Description
La Montesa is a red wine, iconic, unique, original and representative of the Palacios Remondo winery made in La Rioja.
The vineyard where the grapes come from has been in operation for an average of 30 years and is located in clayey, calcareous and sandy soils.
Due to its freshness and spicy character, it is the perfect accompaniment to fatty cuts of pork such as secreto or lagarto, especially if they are cooked on the grill.
Preparation
La Montesa is a wine made from a blend of red grapes, with a greater presence of Garnacha (95%) and some Mazuelo and Tempranillo.
The quality of the grapes is incomparable, as they come from vineyards cultivated under the principles of organic viticulture, from the Valtomelloso, Valfrío and Valviejo areas of the La Montesa Estate, located in Alfaro.
These soils are located on gently sloping hillsides, on the slopes of Monte Yerga, at an altitude of 550 metres above sea level.
Thegrapes are harvested by hand and the vinification process involves destemming and crushing. Fermentation is spontaneous in stainless steel vats with pumping over and using indigenous yeasts. Maceration lasts about 35 days and malolactic fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats.
The wine is aged for 12 months in French and American oak barrels. The wine is bottled after clarification and without being stabilised or filtered.
Taste
It is a wine that is tremendously spongy and fluid, with a remarkable purity and velvety feel, as well as a marked personality. Its tannins are round, very polished and it acquires a structure impregnated with a fruity aroma that adheres well.
An elegant and balanced wine
The composition of the soils, with their surprising calcareous minerality, and the tradition of cultivation and winemaking, make La Montesa a distinguished, fresh and subtle red wine, a worthy representative of La Rioja. In addition, La Montesa stands out for its excellent ageing potential of more than 20 years.
And you, have you tried it yet? You're already late!
Shipping to North Ireland
50% discount on orders over £348.27Estimated transit time: 4-5 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Over £348.27 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | £11.23 | £5.62 (-£5.62) |
| 7-12 | £15.24 | £7.62 (-£7.62) |
| 13-18 | £21.33 | £10.67 (-£10.67) |
| 19-24 | £29.17 | £14.58 (-£14.58) |
| 25-30 | £33.87 | £16.93 (-£16.93) |
| 31-36 | £37.87 | £18.94 (-£18.94) |
| 37-42 | £45.71 | £22.86 (-£22.86) |
| 43-48 | £50.06 | £25.03 (-£25.03) |
| 49-54 | £56.55 | £28.28 (-£28.28) |
| 55-60 | £60.77 | £30.39 (-£30.39) |
| VAT included | ||
