A wine that has fascinated me since the first time I tasted it is already in its fifth vintage with the 2018 Dido La Solució Rosa. It's produced with Garnacha, Garnacha Blanca, Garnacha Gris, Tempranillo, Macabeo and Cariñena, so a "clarete" rather than a rosé, as it's a combination of red and white grapes. It's a pale pink but is structured and has aging potential, produced mostly with grapes from limestone and clay soils in Falset, pressing all of the varieties together and fermenting the juice in well-seasoned, neutral oak barrels with native yeasts. The wine matured in a 4,600-liter oak foudre and a 3,000-liter tinaja for 14 to 16 months. For the first time, it reminds me of the classical rosés of long aging (think Tondonia); it's spicy, with the fingerprint from old oak, a medium body, great acidity, focused flavors and a long, tasty finish. This is a unique rosé. 10,116 bottles produced. It was bottled in December 2019.
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Venus La Universal Montsant Dido Rose 2018 750ml
Rated 93 by Wine Advocate
A wine that has fascinated me since the first time I tasted it is already in its fifth vintage with the 2018 Dido La Solució Rosa. It's produced with Garnacha, Garnacha Blanca, Garnacha Gris, Tempranillo, Macabeo and Cariñena, so a "clarete" rather than a rosé, as it's a combination of red and white grapes. It's a pale pink but is structured and has aging potential, produced mostly with grapes from limestone and clay soils in Falset, pressing all of the varieties together and fermenting the juice in well-seasoned, neutral oak barrels with native yeasts. The wine matured in a 4,600-liter oak foudre and a 3,000-liter tinaja for 14 to 16 months. For the first time, it reminds me of the classical rosés of long aging (think Tondonia); it's spicy, with the fingerprint from old oak, a medium body, great acidity, focused flavors and a long, tasty finish. This is a unique rosé. 10,116 bottles produced. It was bottled in December 2019.
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A Garnatxa dominated blend of co-planted white and red varieties. Aged up to 16 months in foudre and amphora, this is a serious Mediterranean white wine that happens to be a little pink.