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José Pariente Cuvée Especial 2022

José Pariente Cuvée Especial

2022

£37.45

/ 0.75 L btl
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Spec sheet

TypeWhite wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti13.5%

The wine

José Pariente Cuvée Especial 2022 is a white wine made from Verdejo grapes sourced from nearly century-old vineyards in the Rueda region of Spain. This wine reflects a quest to create an original and different Verdejo, using innovative winemaking techniques in oval concrete tanks and following organic farming practices. It has a straw yellow colour with greenish tinges, bright and clean. On the nose, it offers subtle and elegant aromas, highlighting notes of white and citrus fruits over a very elegant mineral background, with balsamic touches.

On the palate, it is a wine of great complexity, with an impressive smoothness and a silky texture that adds elegance. The mineral notes stand out again, providing a long and pleasant finish. This wine is made from grapes selected by hand in 20 kg crates. After a second selection in the winery, the grapes are macerated at low temperature for 12 hours before fermenting in concrete tanks. Ageing on the lees adds depth and complexity to the wine.

José Pariente Cuvée Especial 2022 is ideal with baked and grilled fish, fish stews, rice dishes, Iberian ham, cheeses and white meats. It is recommended to serve between 7 and 10 degrees Celsius to appreciate all its qualities.

What does this wine taste like?

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Straw yellow / Greenish glints
Bouquet
Subtle / Elegant / Mineral notes
Mouth
Complex / Smooth / Silky / Elegant / Mineral notes

Drinking and storing

Serve between 6ºC and 8ºC

Food pairing

Rice dishes / Grilled fish / Oven-baked fish / White meats / Iberian ham / Cheeses

Ratings and awards

202091+ PK
201991 PK
201491 PK
201391 PK
201292 PK93 PN
PK: ParkerPN: Peñín

Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker

Tasted next to the 2019, the 2020 Cuvée Especial is from a mild year that produced a fresh and fruit-driven wine with some floral notes, citrus and a balsamic twist. It's balanced and has a soft mouthfeel and a long, dry finish with a varietal bitter twist. It has 13.5% alcohol and has a pH of 3.2 after partial malolactic. 6,006 bottles and 180 magnums were filled in September 2021.

— Luis Gutiérrez (31/01/2023)Robert Parker Wine Advocate Vintage 2020 - 91+ PARKER

Customer reviews

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The winery

Bodegas José Pariente

Bodegas José Pariente

Bodegas José Pariente started up in the 1960s, realising the dream of a vine grower, José Pariente. Passionate about his land and its star variety, the Verdejo, he began to produce hand-crafted wines. In 1998, his daughter Victoria, having inherited that same passion and being a qualified oenologist, established the present winery with the intention of making superior white wines and thus paying homage to her father. And so the story continues:...

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