Bodegas Mustiguillo
2022 Finca Calvestra
BLEND | 100% Merseguera
VINEYARDS | The Finca Calvastra vineyard is a tiny plot at 900 meters altitude, with 100+ year old vines comingled with ancient olive trees. The Merseguera, which favors the slow ripening conditions at high altitude is one of very few plots and the only single vineyard of this almost extinct variety.
WINEMAKING | The wine is fermented and aged 11 months in acacia wood barrels.
TASTING NOTES
Creamy, elegant and fresh with citrus, white peach, and green tea aromas with distinct floral notes. Voluminous, juicy fruit flavors of pear and zest that are both agile and long on the palate. A complex, lasting, mineral finish that is refreshing, deep, and satisfying.
PRESS | 93 WA
”The white 2022 Finca Calvestra is a Merseguera from the property at 920 meters in altitude that gives the wine its name and where the grapes ripen in late September. It fermented in 225- and 500-liter acacia barrels and matured in the 500-liter barrels for four months, followed by seven months in small stainless steel vats. It has 13.5% alcohol and a low pH of 3.28. They are conducting soil studies and removed part of the vineyards (and reduced volume), and the wine has gained in elegance and precision despite the character of the year. They also reduced the time in oak, and it's very noticeable.” - Luis Gutierrez
PRESS | 93 WE
HIDDEN GEM
"Light straw in color, this wine made with a rare indigenous variety has aromas of Anjou pear, guava and lemongrass. There are nice touches of salinity and smoke on the palate alongside Gala apple, bergamot and orange blossom flavors. A wash of pleasing acidity and a hint of oyster shell linger on the tongue."
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