En 2016, ce vin composé à 100 % du cépage xarel-lo m’a plu d’emblée par la sensation hautement minérale qu’il laisse en bouche. Plus près de la terre que du fruit, avec des accents d’herbe fraîchement coupée, de thé blanc et d’eau de mer. À moins de 20 $, c’est une aubaine!
See detailed press reviewPARÉS BALTÀ
Calcari
2020
- Organic
- Biodynamic
- Vegan
About this winery
Parés Baltà is a family owned winery in the Penedès region of Spain with traditions dating back to the 18th century. In 1790, the first vines were planted on the estate that now surrounds the winery. Today however, more than 220 years later, almost everything is different. Since 2000, the management has been in the hands of the two grandsons, Joan and Josep Cusiné Carol. They have brought new and fresh ideas into the company, but also show respect for its tradition and have guarded the...
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Tasting notes
Pale yellow color with green tints. Clear and transparent. Medium intensity on the nose with notes of pear and banana. In the mouth it is fresh with a good acidity and balance.
Press reviews
Très sec, tranchant et minéral, avec des accents calcaires: il porte bien son nom. Excellent vin, parfaitement droit et doté d’une certaine ampleur en bouche. Il gagne à être servi plus frais que froid.
See detailed press reviewVous voulez un vin de caractère ? Ce pur xarel-lo déstabilisera autant qu’il ébahira, laissant le badaud oisif tout aussi gaga qu’ébaubi. Plutôt neutre au nez mais intrigant par son épaisseur de fruit en bouche, un fruité qui a presque un « goût de jaune » jurassien tant il respire la noix et le minéral. À découvrir !
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June 2020 (Vintage 2019)Lovely aroma of ripe pears and creamy stone fruit, really creamy, somehow like puréed fruit with a touch of vanilla even though the wine is unoaked and tangy. The lees have given a richness on the nose and a touch of spice on the palate. Bags of lovely fresh yet rounded fruit and a surprising intensity on the palate for a wine with such moderate alcohol. Fresh aftertaste that is more swtony than fruity.
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