Mesterværk med de magiske 100-point fra Robert Parker!
Pie Franco er topvinen fra den førende sydspanske vinproducent Casa Castillo, og er samtidig ubestridt en af Spaniens bedste vine.
I denne fabelagtige årgang 2020 har vinen ramt et uhørt høj kvalitetsniveau, der har kastet de yderst sjældne 100 point fra selveste Robert Parkers The Wine Advocate af sig!
Pie Franco laves udelukkende på Monastrell-druen, også kendt som Mourvedre. En drue, der primært er kendt fra sin rolle som anden- eller sågar tredje violin i Chateauneuf-du-Pape i det sydlige Rhône. Men hos Casa Castillo er klimaet varmt og tørt nok til, at druen modner helt optimalt og giver mesterlige vine.
Pie Franco er en mørk og fyldig vin med masser af power, struktur, tannin og krydderi. Men bag vinens kraftfulde førstehåndsindtryk gemmer sig elegant frugt i form af mørke bær, der flot spiller sammen med et toastet præg fra 16 måneders fadlagring i store 500-liters egetræsfade. Eftersmagen vil nærmest ingen ende tage og det vidner blot om, at man med Pie Franco har med en af de største spanske rødvine at gøre.
Robert Parker - 100
I had tasted the 2020 Pie Franco during its upbringing in barrel and couldn't wait to taste the bottled version. The wine comes from the ungrafted Monastrell vines planted in 1942 by the current generation's grandfather on a south-facing slope rich in limestone and gravels. In this dream vintage, they achieved a wine with 14.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.47 and almost five grams of tartaric acid per liter of wine. The wine matured in 500-liter oak barrels for 16 months. There is precision; it's like laser cut, with symmetry and nuance, and it feels ethereal with lots of inner strength. It has the aromatic herbal notes but they are a lot subtler, and the wine is a lot more elegant and floral. The 2020s are wines of texture, silky, fine and elegant. This is the essence of the Mediterranean. Truly outstanding, world class, the best wine produced in the Mediterranean and the best wine from Casa Castillo ever. I was trying to find reminiscences with previous vintages, and it's different from 2017 and 2018, maybe a mixture of the two, but overall the 2020s are unique and have a combination of Mediterranean character and freshness more intense than any other previous vintage. José María Vicente told me the only vintage that could be compared a little with the 2020 could be 2010. I've seen this wine evolve every year since the initial vintage of 1998 to reach world class. Bravo! 7,800 bottles were filled in February 2022.
Decanter - 98
Pie Franco means ‘on its own roots’ – part of Jumilla’s old vine heritage. This 2020 is surely the best yet – though José María Vicente says the 2021 is looking as though it will prove to be the really great vintage. The vines were planted by Vicente’s grandfather in 1942 on gravel and limestone soils. The oak handling is, as ever, judicious: 16 months in 500L barrels. Very refined, a true Monastrell; long, powerful, but carefully controlled, with very fine tannin. A keeper. Organic. Drink
| Årgang | 2020 |
| Vintype | Rødvin |
| Land | Spanien |
| Område | Murcia |
| Kommune | Jumilla |
| Producent | Bodegas Casa Castillo |
| Alkoholprocent | 15% |
| Indhold | 0.75cl |
| Produktionsmetode | Økologisk |
| Faktablad | Hent faktablad |
| Varenr. | 63104 |
