Plácet Valtomelloso 2023
HK$ 330.93
Bodegas Palacios Remondo
Rioja
Other sizes: Magnum
Available in 4 days
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The latest vintage of their white wine is the 2023 Plácet Valtomelloso, produced with Viura grapes from the Valtomelloso zone and fermented in oval oak casks where the wine matured for four months. It has notes of white fruit and flowers, a moderate 13.2% alcohol and a pH of 3.48, as the wine didn’t go through malolactic fermentation. It’s very balsamic and medicinal, expressive and open, with a bright yellow color, still very primary and a little yeasty (the fermentation is very cold, so they have to use yeasts resistant to low temperatures). It’s still pending the last racking, and that should diminish those yeasty notes. It’s juicy and round, with a velvety mouthfeel and a bitter twist in the finish. They should start bottling the wine in May 2024 and expect to fill some 15,300 bottles.
Features
Type of wine
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Appellation
Alcohol
13.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 10ºC and 12ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 11 months in French oak foudres (large tun).
Description
The Plácet Valtomelloso wine is a white wine produced by Bodegas Palacios Remondo, D.O.Ca. Rioja. It is a wine of limited production, from vineyards of about 30 years old and made 100% with the Viura variety.
At a gastronomic level, it is the ideal companion for smoked fish, fish rice, sea bream in salt, grilled seafood, white meats, baked white fish and soft cheeses.
Elaboration
Plácet Valtomelloso has been made from 4 hectares of the Viura variety that Bodegas Palacios Remondo cultivates in the center of the La Montesa vineyard, in the area of Valtomelloso, west of Alfaro.
The grapes are harvested by hand after a strict selection process. After partial destemming of the bunches, crushing and pressing, the wine obtained is fermented with the fine lees at low temperature in oval wooden containers.
The pre-maceration lasts about 8 hours and the malolactic fermentation takes place spontaneously, to give way to an aging of 11 months in these oval oak foudres.
Taste
It has a mysterious and seductive touch, in the mouth it is very tasty, clean and with a salty finish . It is round, unctuous and fruity and herbaceous touches can be appreciated.
A fresh wine with a lot of personality.
Plácet Valtomelloso is a white wine with personality, fresh and elegant, delicately elaborated according to tradition. It is an exquisite product that comes from the expert hands of Álvaro Palacios, which honors the tradition of the land of La Rioja.
Given its elegance, vivacity and medium body, this wine is an excellent example of traditional Rioja whites. On the other hand, its extraordinary aging in wood adds a more than interesting value and ageing.
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| Bottles | Price | Complete box |
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| 1-5 bottles | HK$ 129.54 | 6 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 7-11 bottles | HK$ 129.54 | 12 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 13-17 bottles | HK$ 129.54 | 18 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 19-23 bottles | HK$ 129.54 | 24 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 25-29 bottles | HK$ 129.54 | 30 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 31-35 bottles | HK$ 129.54 | 36 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 37-41 bottles | HK$ 129.54 | 42 bottles, Free shipping! |
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