Puro Rofe Chupadero 2020
£29.38 (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / North Ireland
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
There is a new white from a spectacular paraje inside a volcano, from 100% Listán Blanco planted over 200 years ago in a huge (30-meter diameter) vineyard on black volcanic ash in a place that looks like the moon. The 2020 Chupadero carries the name of the volcano and the zone of La Geria. This was the first vintage for this wine when they had to ferment it and mature it in a sherry cask; therefore, it carries an orange label. But the wine here has so much energy and clout that the effect of the barrel is a lot milder than in the Chibusque and is in the background, but it's there. The wine is medium-bodied, very dry and austere, with 12.03% alcohol and a spherical palate, with great balance and nuance. It matured in the sherry butt for eight months. Only 582 bottles were filled in June 2020. I tasted a barrel sample of the 2021 that was fermented and was maturing in a neutral oak barrel, and the profile of the wine is completely different.
Features
Type of wine
Pairings
Style
Occasions
Appellation
Alcohol
12.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 8ºC and 10ºC
Winemaking
Free-run fermented in oak and aged for 8 months in Jérez casks. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Description
The white wine Puro Rofe Chupadero owes its name to the crater of a volcano, and its vineyards are located in an area where the pits have a large diameter. Inside the pits there is a centenary vineyard that gives way to the production of Listán blanco, being the main variety for this wine.
Although Lanzarote's landscape was transformed by a series of volcanic eruptions that covered about a third of the land in thick black lava and ash, and destroyed the island's traditional agricultural crops, all of this created the conditions for the island to begin its wine production.
Winemaking
The Puro Rofe Chupadero wine is produced by the careful selection of each of the varieties present in the region, which allows to achieve a particular effect. Its agricultural method is exclusive to the region and very suitable for the cultivation of the vine.
The whole process is carried out with the greatest possible care, without mechanisation, resulting in a protected wine with healthy grapes. This way of cultivation allows to keep its mineral volcanic flavour in a perfect and balanced way.
Taste
The Puro Rofe Chupadero wine presents itself as a tropical and balanced wine, which is characterised by the aroma of ripe yellow citrus fruits. On the palate you can perceive the taste of warm tropical fruits with herbal and oaky hints, making a succulent wine.
A different wine
This wine is responsible for breaking the stereotypes about the wines of Lanzarote, due to the combination of rare or unusual grapes. The Puro Rofe Chupadero wine can be served at Christmas dinners with chicken or turkey.
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| Bottles | Price | Over £346.01 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | £11.16 | £5.58 (-£5.58) |
| 7-12 | £15.14 | £7.57 (-£7.57) |
| 13-18 | £21.19 | £10.60 (-£10.60) |
| 19-24 | £28.98 | £14.49 (-£14.49) |
| 25-30 | £33.65 | £16.82 (-£16.82) |
| 31-36 | £37.63 | £18.81 (-£18.81) |
| 37-42 | £45.41 | £22.71 (-£22.71) |
| 43-48 | £49.74 | £24.87 (-£24.87) |
| 49-54 | £56.18 | £28.09 (-£28.09) |
| 55-60 | £60.38 | £30.19 (-£30.19) |
| VAT included | ||
