Las Fincas de José Pariente 2024

Tasting Notes: Bright and golden yellow in appearance, it offers an intense and complex nose

with spicy and balsamic aromas (also anise and eucalyptus), along with

smoky notes. On the palate, it is voluminous and very elegant. It is

powerful with a generous mid-palate, good acidity and minerality, ensuring a long and

lively finish.

Pairing: Las Fincas de José Pariente is an ideal wine to pair with intensely flavored

seafood, baked fish with sauces or grilled, rice dishes, tender meats, Iberian

ham, and foie gras.

Vineyard: The grapes come from vineyards over 60 years old, located on the Camino de

Puerto in La Seca (settled on quartzite pebble platforms) and in Aldeanueva del

Codonal and Hornillos de Eresma (sandy soils). The vines are trained in the

traditional goblet system, with a yield of approximately 5,000kg per hectare.

We practice organic farming based on soil tillage, maintenance of soil with

cover crops.

The harvest is manual, using 18kg boxes, allowing for an initial grape selection

in the field and then at the winery on a selection table.

Winemaking:  Alcoholic fermentation takes place in 500 and 228-liter French oak barrels, with

partial malolactic fermentation. The wine is aged for 11 months, with constant

contact with its lees through batonnage.

Vintage:  The 2024 vintage is characterized by a cold winter, a wet spring, and a dry, very

warm summer. The spring rains favoured balanced vegetative growth and a

slow, progressive ripening of the grapes. The quality of the harvest has been

excellent, with optimal sanitary conditions. The high rainfall and slightly

above-average temperatures contributed to a gradual ripening process,

resulting in a remarkable balance between phenolic and analytical maturity. Las

Fincas de José Pariente will reward careful cellaring and will show outstanding aging potential and evolution in the bottle.

Rated 95/100 by Tim Atkin MW