61 Dorado en Rama
Descripción
61 Dorado en Rama es un vino único que saca lo mejor de la uva Palomino en la denominación de origen Rueda, una uva condenada a su desaparición ya que tiene vetada su plantación, pero de la que la cooperativa lasecana mima cepas centenarias con el objetivo de continuar las elaboraciones primigenias de la zona. Este vino supone un fiel recuerdo del vino blanco generoso que fue en el Siglo de Oro, siendo asimismo el vino de la Corte en la época de los Reyes Católicos. No tiene añada, esta selección supone la única saca de las botas en 2019.
Ficha técnica
Cata
Viñedo y elaboración
Opinión de los críticos
Oxidative with notes of butterscotch, hazelnuts, bread dough and refreshing acidity. Layer after layer of complexity on the palate and fantastic, long finish. Very impressive.
There is a new NV 61 Dorado en Rama, a selection from 13 barrels (out of 100) trying to assemble approximately 50/50 of Palomino and Verdejo, while the regular 61 Dorado is mostly Verdejo. This certainly feels older; it's darker in color and has 17% alcohol (versus the 15% of the regular, which is bottled once per year but without indication of bottling date or "saca"). This comes from barrels that are filled to five-sixths of their capacity, so the wine ages with flor in a biological way during part of the year and without it in a more oxidative fashion during some other months. That must explain the nuttier character of the nose, which made me think of an Amontillado, combining some biological and oxidative characteristics. It's amber rather than golden (dorado means "golden" in Spanish) and has a powerful and persistent palate where you notice some concentration from evaporation, and the wine has the character of old wine. It's tasty, long and characterful with a warmish finish. Unfortunately, there's no indication of bottling date or "saca" here either. 1,000 bottles were filled in September 2019. I tasted it next to the regular 61 Dorado, and this is a lot more complex, with more focus and cleaner and better-defined aromas.
Palomino algo sureño, pero flojo y menos fino. Para introducirse en estos sabores. Sin más.
Rueda antiguo. A muchos les parecerá un vino de Jerez. Hoy una curiosidad.