Vi Escumos de Qualitat

Score

95

"Old-vine Xarel-lo (with a touch of Bastard Negre) from the Serral hill, vinified in concreteegg. The 2012 shows terrific aromatic range, open and expressive with preserved orange peel,dry spices, fennel seeds and chestnut honey. The dried, briny pear and apple fruit is tiltedtowards a slightly more oxidative angle than the 2011, instantly open and expressive yetpulled tight with salty, stony lemon and toast. Intensity without power or weight here †it's the very best of what Xarel-lo can do."

Score

95

"The extremely young and undeveloped 2012 Mas del Serral was produced with a field blend of Xarel.lo and Bastard Negre (Graciano) from the oldest vineyard on the family property (planted between 1950 and 1954). The wine has 12.5% alcohol and very low pH (2.96) and is incredibly subtle and delicate with inner strength and energy. It has incipient notes of fennel and aniseed, energetic and very much alive but in need of more time to unfurl more layers of aromas and gain weight in bottle. 2012 was a dry year, and the wine has a dry and stony palate. It also has high acidity through concentration of the juice and is mineral and austere, with no heat or fat. 2,440 bottles produced. This ages in bottle for at least 100 months."