Dalmau Reserva 2020
HK$ 1,926.80
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2020 Dalmau Reserva was produced with a blend of 82% Tempranillo, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Graciano from Pago Canajas within the Ygay estate, nine hectares planted in 1950 on red stony soils where they seek low yields to achieve concentration. It's a powerful red, with 14.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.45 and six grams of acidity. The varieties were destemmed, then fermented separately in 13,900-liter oak vats with pumping over and délestage. The Tempranillo was picked on the 24th of September and the others on the 27th. They also matured separately in French oak barrels for 17 months, then blended and put in concrete for another 13 months, something that started in 2019 and continued, for even a longer time in 2020. This vintage continues the change towards freshness and elegance that I saw in 2019 but takes it even further. The wine is beautifully perfumed, floral and elegant, refined, clean, expressive and showy. It has a very subtle balsamic twist, a very harmonious and balanced palate and velvety tannins, superbly crafted. This has freshness and balance like I have never seen in Dalmau before. Bravo! It's approachable already and should continue evolving in bottle for a long time too. 14,962 bottles, 900 magnums and some larger formats produced. It was bottled in May 2023
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Alcohol
14.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 16ºC and 18ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 23 months in new Allier French oak barrels.
Description
Dalmau Reserva is a blend of Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon and Graciano produced by the emblematic Bodega Marqués de Murrieta in the D.O.Ca. La Rioja.
This red wine comes from a centenary vineyard located in Finca Ygay, which is at an altitude of 465 metres above sea level and has a clay-limestone soil with abundant presence of pebbles.
Winemaking
The grapes were harvested by hand. In the winery, the grape varieties fermented autonomously at controlled temperatures for eleven days. Meanwhile, the Tempranillo ferments in small stainless steel tanks, while the Graciano and Cabernet Sauvignon ferment in small oak barrels.
Pumping-over processes are carried out to encourage yeast activity and delestage, with the aim of oxygenating the wine and increasing the yeast content. Finally, the wine is aged for 19 months in French oak barrels from Allier and refined for a further 12 months in the bottle.
Taste
A red wine that impresses the senses, full-bodied, harmonious, with a spicy, powerful, round and solid finish.
A red wine, very expressive and with a lot of personality.
Dalmau Reserva is a red wine from the Marqués de Murrieta winery that over the years has established itself as a wine with a great personality.
In the gastronomic area it is the ideal accompaniment for dishes such as Iberian acorn-fed ham, stewed pork, sheep's cheeses, roasted red meats, stews, grilled lamb and blue fish, among others.
And you, have you already tried this expressive red wine? Leave us your comments!
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