Remelluri Blanco has the special feature of blending white French varieties with Spanish ones. This certainly results in one of the most exciting white wines in Spain. With its high ripeness and simultaneous piquancy, it belongs in the very first rank. Intense pressure. Sea buckthorn, Nashi pear, a little sweet quince from the Roussanne, plus white flowers. Very finely woven and very aromatic. The palate comes with white peach, Nashi pear, light apple notes and a fine layer of limestone powder underneath. Very chic finish with lemongrass, limestone, chalk and light pollen. The use of new wood dwindles, the finesse increases. A great pleasure!
2021
Remelluri Blanco 2021 6x75cl 97-98/100 HL
Top Score: 97-98 points
“one of the most exciting white wines in Spain.”
Price IN BOND
£385.00 6 x 75cl Bottles
3 in stock
| Colour | White |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Rioja |
97-98 points Heiner Lobenberg
97 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2021 Blanco is a blend of varieties and places and is the first wine that expresses the special character of the Remelluri property. They used different vinification methods (concrete, foudre, barrique, all with indigenous yeasts), and the backbone here is the origin and not the process. It’s not a shy white, showing power (14.14% alcohol) and the freshness of the altitude (605 to 805 meters above sea level) with a low pH (3.24). It comes from vines planted between 1989 and 2012 and is worked organically and biodynamically, with cover crops and horses. It has ripeness, notes of pollen and yellow fruit and a touch of smoke and spice, with a very balanced palate and great purity. It follows the path of elegance and freshness of the 2020, but it was a cooler and healthier vintage (in 2020, they had hail twice), and the wine shows more precision and finishes very clean. Pablo Eguzkiza compared it to 2016. 12,930 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2023. Drink: 2024-2034.
97 points James Suckling
Such a precise, flinty nose with seashell, oyster, white sesame, chalk and lime. Textured, broad and long, with bright acidity and a precise, extremely long finish. Serious and gastronomic. A blend of 9 grapes. Drink or hold.
