La Purisima - Red Blend 2019
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Item# 97313-19
James Suckling
93pt
Tasting notes
La Purisima has a gorgeous black cherry color, with good intensity. There is a prevalence of ripe fruit, with hints of vanilla, toast and spicy notes. The nose is clean and complex with many nuances. The palate is fleshy, long and powerful with great fruit and spice on the finish.
Estate
Since 1946, Bodegas La Purísima has selected and processed the fruit of the best vineyards to create top quality wines from Yecla in Spain. Bodegas La Purísima is a collective of small-holding farmers who work together producing pure, bright fruit from the heart of the Yecla DOC. Monastrell (Mourvedre) is king here and between them they have over 250 acres of ungrafted Monastrell vines. Farmed like a cooperative the winery is overseen like a single estate by the fabulous María Teresa Ruiz González. Together they aim to be making the best wines in this exciting region of Yecla. The quality here is so impressive, organic, deliciously drinkable wine at such an incredible price.
Vinification
This wine comes from pristine old vine parcels of sand and limestone with a rigorous selection of vines over 40 years of age. It is harvested by hand during the third week of October. The grapes were left for three days at a low temperature, enabling all the aromas of the Monastrell variety to be drawn out. Fermentation was conducted at a cool temperature followed by a maceration of 14 days, after fermentation, the wine was aged in French oak barrels for 12 months.
Vintage
It was a year that was somewhat drier than usual in the autumn season. The winter was cold and dry, with some snow precipitations. The spring was cold and rainy, which caused the vineyards to sprout and grow slowly due to the cold. This delay helped the vineyard withstand the hot and dry summer. The summer and autumn were very hot and dry, which helped to establish good maturation of the fruit for the harvest. The final wines good acidity, lots of fruit and high concentration. The wines selected to age in barrels had a very good wood to fruit balance and great freshness.
