Quinta da Muradella 2019 Muradella Blanco, Monterrei DO

Item Number: 20043

UPC: None

Country: Spain
Region: Galicia
Sub Region: Monterrei
Appellation/AVA: Monterrei DO
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vineyard Designation: Muradella
Vintage: 2019
Grape(s): 75% Treixadura / 20% Verdello Antiguo / 5% Doña Blanca
Type: Wine - White
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 6
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 13
Viticulture: Practicing Organic

Vineyard Notes: A single vineyard planted in 1999 - 2000 from heirloom cuttings. The soils are a complex mosaic of sand, slate and iron-rich clay.

Winemaking Notes: Fermented in a mix of stainless steel tanks and old French foudres, where it ages on the lees for 15+ months. The wine is then assembled and held in stainless steel for another year before bottling. No malolactic fermentation.

Reviews

  • The Wine Advocate
    Rating: 96+ (11/16/2023)
    "Next to the very young 2021, I also had the chance to taste the 2019 Quinta da Muradella Blanco, which has developed further complexity with time in bottle and now feels very flinty and mineral. The color is incredibly pale and bright; it looks like a young wine from 2023, almost transparent, but the nose has amazing complexity and the palate is pungent and full of energy and light. It's vibrant, has moderate alcohol and notable freshness and acidity that make you salivate. This is developing even better than anticipated. I wonder if I'm still underestimating some of these amazing whites... 2,500 numbered bottles produced." - Luis Gutierrez
  • Vinous
    Rating: 92 (12/1/2023)
    "The 2019 Blanco Muradella combines Treixadura and Dona Blanca from old-vines in the small DO Monterrei. Fermented in steel and foudres, it aged for 12 months on the lees. This reductive-style wine features gunpowder and green apple aromas over a bakery layer. Light and airy, it soars on the palate, with a faintly woody touch. I expect this to develop further in the medium-term." - Joaquin Hidalgo