El Rocallís 2020
42.75€ (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Spain
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The current vintage of the rare white varietal Incrocio Manzoni is the 2018 El Rocallís, which shows aromatic complexity and development, very balsamic and medicinal. A variety that has a tendency to develop minty notes, it's very original and behaves well in warm climates, and they find it resistant to climate change. Carlos Esteva told me that he discovered the variety in Verona (Il Carro Armato). It matures nicely in bottle. It comes from a plot they planted on sandy soils and limestone mother rock. The full clusters were pressed, and 50% of the must fermented in barrel and the other 50% in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts, and it was bottled after six months. 2,000 bottles were filled in October 2019.
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Alcohol
12.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 10ºC and 12ºC
Winemaking
Fermented and aged for 4 months in French oak barrels.
Description
El Rocallís wine is a pure and authentic expression of the Penedès terroir, transmitted through the Incroccio Manzoni variety. This variety, of Italian origin from the Veneto region, is the result of a cross between Riesling and Pinot Blanc.
Carlos Esteva, a pioneer in its introduction in the Penedès, fell in love with this variety after a trip to the Treviso region. Today, he is still one of the few wineries in Spain that cultivates this variety, achieving a wine that is unlike any other.
The vineyard where this wine comes from, El Rocallís, is located in the Massís del Garraf, at an altitude of 300 metres above sea level and facing southeast. It is 40 years old, the soil is clayey-limestone, shallow, with a content of up to 40% of active lime. This loamy texture, with a basic pH of around 8, is made up of Triassic and Cretaceous dolomite limestone. It is a karst area, dominated by chasms, caves and burrows, and enriched with remains of marine fossils.
Elaboration
The grapes are gently crushed and pressed without destemming. 80% of the fermentation is spontaneous and is carried out at controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks, while the remaining 20% ferments in new French barrels. It is aged on the lees for 5 months, followed by 24 months in the bottle.
Taste
Rocallís has a golden yellow colour. On the nose, it is lively and displays notes of peach, pear, white flowers and light spicy hints of vanilla and dried fruits. On the palate, it is fine, with tender white fruit, a characteristic fresh minerality and hints of sea salt. It is an ample, balanced wine, which leaves a long and melodious finish. It is a real delight to allow this wine to run over the palate, with its raspy acidity, a slightly sweet touch and a salty touch.
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