Maisulan | Rioja | Txabola Mazuela | 2020 | 750ml

Description

Product description for Maisulan Txabola Mazuela 2020

Christoph Raffelt 12.4.22: The Txabola is a single-varietal Graciano. The fruit comes from Elvillar in the Rioja Alavesa. The Los Lanos vineyard is located at an altitude of 525 meters. It is a hillside location with clay soils containing coral limestone and with low water retention capacity. The 15-year-old vines are trained on espaliers. After being hand-picked and sorted, the grapes were destemmed and fermented spontaneously for 18 days at a maximum of 25°C. The wine was aged for 16 months in second-fill French barriques.

Colour

Dense purple, violet rim

Nose

The obligatory dark fruits find pure, spicy competition in this single-varietal Mazuelo. Accordingly, it reveals roasted coffee and cocoa beans, dark chocolate, and a hint of freshly grated coconut. Juniper, rosemary, and sage lend Mediterranean and ethereal spice. Black and green pepper provide spicy accents. Cassis, elderberries, blackberry, and mulberry are generously represented. Marjoram and lovage round off the savoury finish.

Palate

On the palate, it initially appears juicy and coolingly lean. A gentle tannin settles over the palate. Its racy acidity, however, enlivens it throughout without letting up. The positive, active bitter compounds underpin the fruit in a pleasantly rustic way. Elderberries and blackberries, in particular, fight their way to the surface. Its spicy and, once again, rustic appearance is very pleasing overall.

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