Vinedos de Alcohuaz 'Grus de Alcohuaz' Mezcla Tinta 2018

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Vinedos de Alcohuaz
'Grus de Alcohuaz' Mezcla Tinta 2018

Vintage : 2018
Country : Chile
Region : Elqui Valley
Subregion
Type : Red
Style Rich and Spicy
Format : 75cl
Alcohol : 13,5°
Grappes : 56% Syrah, 21% Grenache, 14% Petite Syrah, 9% Petit Verdot

The second wine of Alcohuaz was named after the southern constellation of the Crane, the vessel of materialization between divinity and humanity. Grus owes its characteristics to grapes that come from single vineyards located at multiple altitudes throughout the Alcohuaz property.

Experts		Score	Vintage
RP	Robert Parker	94	2018
JS	James Suckling	93	2015
JR	Jancis Robinson	17	2014

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Robert Parker (RP) : 94 Points (2018)

The 2018 Grus is quite different from year to year, and in this cooler vintage, the blend is 51% Syrah, 16% Petit Verdot, 15% Petite Sirah, 10% Garnacha, 5% Malbec and 3% Cariñena. The wines here keep moderate alcohol and very good freshness and acidity. This fermented with 20% to 30% full clusters in stone lagars and matured in a combination of concrete eggs, oak foudres and oak vats for 17 months. This is a lot fresher than 2017; it feels young and undeveloped, with a lot of Syrah character, in line with the 2016, floral and expressive. There is a nice herbal twist that develops with time in the glass. The palate is juicy and velvety, with round tannins and very good balance, long and tasty, hands down the best vintage for Grus since they started in 2014. 25,370 bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2019.

James Suckling (JS) : 93 Points (2015)

A spicy and pretty wine with spice and berry character. Granite undertones. Full to medium body, linear tannins and a bright fruit finish. Mostly foot trodden. Kept in concrete eggs. A blend of syrah, garnacha, petit sirah and petit verdot. Drink now.

Jancis Robinson (JR) : 17 Points (2014)

Oct 2016 - Very gentle and mouth-filling. Fabulous energy. Really very exciting. No rough edges at all. GV

Vinedos de Alcohuaz
Tococo Syrah 2015

Tococo isn’t just the name of this 100% Syrah wine’s single vineyard, but also of a unique bird that inhabits the Elqui Valley. Quick and unusually terrestrial, the Tococo is one of few species which prefers to run than to fly, which is why it can be seen darting from vineyard to vineyard all through Alcohuaz.

41,90 €