Capellanía 2019
Descripción
Capellanía se elabora con la magnífica Viura del Pago de Capellanía, un viñedo de casi 80 años ubicado en la zona más elevada de su emblemática Finca Ygay. Es un blanco complejo que cuenta con notas de fruta blanca madura y un agradable toque de mantequilla. Ideal para guardar un tiempo, ya que presenta una magnífica evolución en botella, en la que los matices propios de la crianza en madera se van integrando poco a poco. Siguiendo la tónica de la anterior 2018, esta añada experimentó una estancia más larga en hormigón, tras su envejecimiento en barrica, haciéndolo más equilibrado, elegante y sutil.
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Viñedo y elaboración
Opinión de los críticos
he 6ha Capellanía vineyard at 485m, the highest point of the Ygay estate in Rioja Alta, this 100% Viura was fermented in 9,400L concrete vats before ageing 23 months in 225L Allier French oak barrels and 13 months in concrete vats, bottled in May 2023. Delicate and enticing saline notes, jasmine and bright citrus open to an elegant palate with perfectly integrated oak. The time in bottle has really made an impact here, producing a very complete and complex wine that clearly has ageing potential but is perfectly ready to drink. Fine-grained woody notes on the finish bring lift and freshness, and invite one to drink more! Class. (Beth Willard)
Steely and floral nose of white nuts like macadamias, meringue, star fruit and a touch of green pineapple. Round and full-bodied but surprisingly bright and lively, with vibrant acidity providing the backbone. Really long and pure, while there is also suppleness and fleshiness. From the five-hectare Capellania vineyard, where most of the vines are over 100 years old. One of the best viuras out there. Lovely now, but you should seriously consider aging this.
2019 saw an early start of the harvest, with low yields and small grapes with concentration but balance. The 2019 Capellanía, an update on the long-aging whites from yesteryear, was produced with grapes picked on the 10th and 11th of September. The must fermented in concrete and matured in French oak barrels for 23 months, followed by another 13 months in concrete. It did not go through malolactic. They increased the time in concrete after aging in barrel, which seems to have worked very well; the wine is subtler, more elegant and balanced. It's direct, precise, fresh and elegant, with a vibrant palate and certain lightness. It has energy and light. 30,378 bottles and 1,204 magnums produced. It was bottled in May 2023.
This impressive Viura comes from a six hectare vineyard called Pago Capellania that occupies the highest part of the Ygay Estate at 485 metres. Still youthful at nearly five years of age, it's a pithy, stylishly wooded white that has a long life ahead of it, with top notes of jasmine and thatch, plenty of focus and minerality and tangy pear and citrus fruit flavours. Give it time. 2024-32.
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Reconozco que el precio en un principio me echaba atrás pero cuando lo caté supe que estaba ante un blanco de otro nivel. Sin palabras
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