Espectacle del Montsant DO 2022

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Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2022 Espectacle del Montsant was produced exclusively with Garnacha from an ancient plot in the village of La Figuera in Montsant at more than 600 meters above sea level on limestone and clay soils. The clusters were stored at cool temperature for 24 hours, put through a sorting table and destemmed. The grapes fermented in a new 4,000-liter French oak vat, where it had numerous pump-overs and punch-downs and a four-to-five-week maceration. After pressing, it matured in that same oak vat for 14 to 16 months. This is always a ripe and powerful wine, and in the warm and dry 2022, it's no exception; it hits 15% alcohol and has a pH of 3.68. Despite everything, the wine has a pale, bright ruby color and the spectacular nose of flowers, wild berries and aromatic herbs. It's hedonistic, showy and decadent, incredibly fine-boned and elegant, with a fragile characteristic, energetic and profound. You don't notice the ripeness or alcohol at all. Always explosive and showy, this is a wine that makes heads turn. 5,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2024. Since 2023, this vineyard has been cultivated by Christian Barbier, once the grower that used to cultivate it, Joan Anguera, retired.

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Zekun Shuai - JamesSuckling.com

Aromas of ripe raspberries and dried strawberries follow through to a firm and round palate with spiced red berries and plums. A touch of pomegranates and grilled grapefruit as well, with a medium body and a lightly spiced finish.

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Decanter

Pronounced red fruit aromas. Firm, powdery tannins with a trace of astringency, balanced by concentrated raspberry fruit and integrated oak. Builds to a controlled, warm, spiced and dry finish. Judges: David Williams, Matthew Forster MW, Luis Gamiz