2010 Gramona Xarello Penedès

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  3/22/2022 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points

  100% biodynamically farmed from the Font Jui vineyard. Fermented and aged for 3-4 months in French oak barrels (about 1/3 new, the rest once or twice used). 12% alcohol.
  
  Medium-deep yellow-green color. Ripe, somewhat evolved and slightly Burgundian nose with aromas of fresh apples, some creamy oak tones, a little bit of evolved nuttiness, light toasty notes of smoke and a hint of zesty citrus fruit. The wine is fresh, slightly concentrated and subtly oily on the palate with a medium body and bright, subtly sweet-toned flavors of creamy oak, some apple peel bitterness, a little bit of evolved nuttiness, light sappy herbal tones, a hint of saline minerality and a touch of savory wood spice. Nice high acidity. The finish is fresh, bright and quite long with flavors of ripe white fruits, some apple peel bitterness, a little bit of creamy oak, light toasty and nutty tones, a hint of stony minerality and a touch of sappy herbal spice.
  
  A sophisticated, enjoyably developed and even slightly Burgundian Xarel-lo that has evolved in a nice direction, developing some lovely toasty nuances without getting tired or old in any way. Tasting the 1-year old vintage 2013 back in 2014, I thought the wine could benefit from short-to-medium-term cellaring; tasting now the wine (well, a different vintage) at the age of +10 years, it seems pretty obvious that the wine definitely has benefited from the additional age. This still isn't anything particularly striking or exceptional, but seeing how I'm not the biggest fan of still Xarel-lo and I still think this is a pretty great wine, it definitely succeeds in being a pretty great example of the variety. Recommended.

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