Pielago 2021

Wine Description for Pielago 2021 by Jimenez – Landi

Colour & Appearance

Muted purple with ruby-red reflections – a wine that already reveals its concentration and depth in the glass.

Nose

A spectacular aromatic abundance unfolds: sweet blackberries, glazed black cherries and black plum paste meet oriental spices and fruit bread. Beneath lies a fascinating mineral, almost peaty depth. With air contact, truffle and liquorice develop – mystical, complex, almost meditative.

Palate

Here the true class of this Grenache reveals itself: A precise acidity and saline minerality contrast brilliantly with the dark fruit abundance. The fine tannin structure challenges the palate without ever becoming aggressive. Instead, the wine envelops with its profound, multifaceted texture – a wine that demands concentration and rewards it.

Finish

Long, mineral and of impressive precision. A true long-distance runner that resonates on the palate for hours afterwards.

Terroir & Origin

The 70-year-old vines are rooted in elevations between 750 and 900 metres on granite-rich, sandy soil in Mentrida. This combination of altitude, granite and old vines gives the wine its extraordinary minerality and freshness despite its Spanish origin.

Grape Variety & Vinification

Biodynamic viticulture, hand-harvested and spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts in wooden casks. Ageing takes place in French barriques and large wooden vessels, bottled without filtration or stabilisation. Only 2,128 bottles were produced – a wine for connoisseurs.

Food Pairing Suggestions

With veal loin with apricot butter and liquorice gnocchi, BBQ chicken drumsticks with tomato-avocado salad or – surprisingly – with chocolate pasta with orange segments. Be sure to decant for several hours and enjoy from large Burgundy glasses.

Special Features

A Grenache that refutes all clichés about Spanish red wines: cool, precise, mineral. The combination of Mediterranean fruit abundance and alpine freshness makes this wine an extraordinary example of its category.