New Vintage 200 Monges Reserva Blanco 2011
“Wabi Sabi” is a Japanese term that believes things are more beautiful by
bear the marks of age and individuality. More beautiful and, of course,
wiser.
The long-aging white wine project of Vinícola Real - 200 Monges
It started in parallel to the red wines, but perhaps with a more
intimate, slower, more
reserved.
Fleeing, as almost always, from fashions and trends, Miguel
Angel Rodriguez believed that the quality of the white varieties of La Rioja
deserved to embark on a new adventure with winemaking and aging
similar to red wines, taking into account the specific characteristics of
specific varieties and plots.
The second vintage of 200 Monges Reserva Blanco, 2011, which sees the light
Now, it is the demonstration of knowledge of the terroir and the work
meticulous to achieve the maximum aromatic expression of the
viura.
The 2011 Rioja vintage was rated as “Excellent”. The data
Statisticians place this harvest among the three with the best parameters
analytical, since it barely suffered the incidence of pests and diseases and
maintained an excellent vegetative and health state until the end of the cycle,
despite the difficulties posed by drought in some areas.
This favoured a good development of the fermentations and the obtaining of
Well-structured wines, with good color and very healthy, qualities that
allowed us to predict high quality wines.
From our best plots of Viura and Malvasía we select 200
Monges Reserva Blanco. Hand-picked grapes.
In the winery we carry out another selection of bunches, we place them in a vat of
wood once crushed and 48 hours later we remove the flower must without
Press it so that it ferments and ages together with its fine lees.
Bright yellow in colour, it has a floral aroma, white fruit and fine lees.
In the mouth it is complex, citric, spicy, oily, persistent, saline, with
good acidity.
