Cesar Marquez Pico Ferreira 2022
£42.95
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“The 2022 Pico Ferreira was sourced from northeast-facing ancient vines in the village of Corullón on shallow slate soils that deliver small bunches. Each of the three plots fermented separately with their own yeasts with 25% full clusters and 45 days of maceration, and the wine matured in a combination of 500- and 600-liter oak barrels for one year. It’s open, expressive and juicy, young and fruit-driven but with complexity and depth, keeping the alcohol to a moderate 13.3% alcohol balanced by a pH of 3.67 and 4.99 grams of acidity. It’s harmonious, elegant and serious, with has depth and complexity. 1,908 bottles were filled in January 2024. Drink: 2024-2032. 95 points
César Márquez Pérez will release a couple more single-vineyard wines from the cooler (or less warm!) 2023 vintage. In 2022, he got lower yields and slightly more concentrated, rounder, approachable wines but a lot fresher than anticipated after a torrid summer. In 2022, he produced 53,809 bottles.”
Luis Gutierrez, Wine Advocate (06/24)
