PARÉS BALTÀ - Cosmic - 2018

PARÉS BALTÀ

Cosmic 2018

- 16 points -

Organically farmed Xarello (85%) and Sauvignon Blanc (15%) grown high up, 'Close to the sky, on the top of the highest Penedès mountains', according to the producer's website. Four hours on skins, fermented in tank at 16 ºC and then on lees, with stirring, for three months.
Quite smoky to start with and this blows off to reveal intense white peach and just a slight herbal citrus note. Very tight and almost lean on the palate though there is plenty of fruit, its just extremely taut, crisp and zesty. Bone dry with a light dry grip on the finish. Piercing freshness rather than great persistence.

J.H., February 2019


À propos de Jancis Robinson

Described by Decanter magazine as 'the most respected wine critic and journalist in the world', Jancis writes daily for JancisRobinson.com (voted first-ever Wine Website of the Year in the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers Awards 2010), weekly for The Financial Times, and bi-monthly for a column that is syndicated around the world. She is also editor of The Oxford Companion to Wine, co-author with Hugh Johnson ofThe World Atlas of Wine and co-author of Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours, each of these books recognised as a standard reference worldwide.