Carrasviñas Dorado
Descripción
Bodegas Félix Lorenzo Cachazo elabora este vino dorado según la tradición de Rueda: exponiendo el vino a la intemperie, a grandes contrastes térmicos, en damajuanas de cristal. El resultado es un vino especial, muy aromático, con recuerdos de crianza oxidativa y un gusto glicérico, largo y envolvente.
Ficha técnica
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Viñedo y elaboración
Dicho mosto es fermentado en depósito de acero inoxidable. Nada más finalizar la fermentación alcohólica se elimina la lía gruesa y se realiza el "coupage" de los dos tipos de vinos.
Opinión de los críticos
A fabulous Dorado style of wine, complex and detailed with pretty citrus peel and candied fruit with lemon pith, quince and bitter almond. The fermented must of this wine – a blend of Verdejo and Palomino – is oxidatively aged in demijohns for 19 months, followed by ageing for two years in French oak. The resulting wine is wonderfully complex and savoury with an inherent umami character and a morish nutty finish. 2024-30.
Unfortunately, the excellent bottling of the NV Carrasviñas Dorado does not carry any information about bottling date or vintage date (they told me it was from 2017), so it's impossible to distinguish it from previous bottlings. It's a blend of 65% Verdejo and 35% Palomino picked at 15% potential alcohol, fermented and put in 16-liter glass demijohns that are kept outside the winery for at least 18 months. It developed a veil of flor yeasts for some months and then was transferred to 225-liter oak barrels where it matured for two years. It has an unusual combination of flor biological aromas and some creaminess from the barrels, sweet spices and a lactic hint. It's pungent, powerful, dry and has marked bitter flavors. They filled 2,000 bottles in October 2021. I'm still hoping that in the future they will put something on the labels to be able to differentiate the different bottlings...
A Rueda Dorado that shows hints of almond to the sour dough, nori and yellow apples. Rich and dry with a sleek mid-palate and lots of yeasty flavors and apples. Drink now.
Complejo y potente. Singular y muy recomendable para los amantes de los vinos generosos. Gran trabajo