De nieuwe boutique winery in Ribera del Duero
van Vega Sicilia tot Ausàs.
De allerlaatste flessen van de fantastische Ausàs 2022 zijn nu nog beschikbaar!
Toen Xavier Ausàs, jarenlang de oenoloog van Vega Sicilia (1988 – 2015), ons 5 jaar geleden belde om zijn wijn voor te stellen, waren we één en al oor.
Dit is topmateriaal. Zonder meer een nieuwe grote naam onder de groten van Ribera del Duero.
Jaargang 2022 was erg beperkt én voor de liefhebbers van het meer stevige spul! Houdt u van rijpe, stevige Ribera del Duero met veel beet, maar met zachte en soepele tannines die de wijn nu perfect drinkbaar maken?
Kijk wat R. Parker erover zegt: 94/100
“The 2022 Interpretación is serious and unmistakably Ribera, with a dark color and aromas of ripe berries, herbs and generous, very high quality oak. It's very classical and powerful, with a creamy profile and abundant tannins that call for a few years in bottle. It fermented mostly in stainless steel, with some concrete too, and matured in French oak barrels, 30% of them new and half of them 500-liter ones. It comes in at 15% alcohol and is full-bodied and powerful. It was bottled in May 2024.
Xavier Ausàs, like many winemakers in their 50s and 60s, has been joined by his son, also called Xavier, who like him, was also educated and trained in Bordeaux. They keep producing one single red wine, 70% from their own vines in Nava de Roa and the rest purchased grapes from Roa, Gumiel del Mercado and Moradillo de Roa.”