2018 Venus La Universal BIO
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | |
| Appellation | Montsant (Appellation) |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Grape | , , Syrah-Shiraz |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (14.5%) |
| Drink window | 2022 - 2030 |
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Sara Pérez is the wife of Rene Barbier who makes the famous Clos Mogador, Espectacle and Manyetes. Sara Pérez is also in charge of the Clos Martinet family estate. She also works closely with her brother Adria on Cims de Porrera. Father JoséLuis Pérez, one of the most important figures in the Spanish wine world, is proud of his children. He himself remains active in various wine projects. Together with her husband René Barbier (Clos Mogador), Sara Pérez owns and vinifies two beautiful wines at Venus La Universal. As a tribute to every small food manufacturer from the 1920s who wanted to grow up, Sara has christened this mini-domain Compania Universal de Vinos. There on 'La Uni', as she likes to call it herself, she has created the mother of all female wines: Venus. And 'Dido' is the more than exemplary daughter of 'Venus'. New is the Dido blanco, a complex white wine based on Macabeo and Garnacha Blanca, with partial fermentation in French oak. The wine deserves a little bottle aging and is best served in large glasses. Elegant 'feminine' wines with a lot of style.
The Venus is the top model of La Universal. Only around 6000 bottles are produced and worldwide importers receive a small allocation of this fine wine every year. As Sarah herself describes it, the Venus is the result of an attempt to interpret femininity, the earth, through a bottle of wine: Here, too, local grapes such as Carinyena (Carignan), Garnatxa (Grenache) and Syrah are used from the strong belief that the historical local grapes belong to a terroir and it is precisely there that gives the best result.
The wine comes from 4 parcels of Grenache and Carignan from old vines located between Pinyana and Crossos. The vineyard has both a northern and southern location (so warm and cool). The grapes are harvested separately, selected and processed separately, but in the end (and that is unique with this wine) they try to ferment everything at the same time. The wine is fermented for no less than 28-32 days in wooden open tanks of 500 liters. After fermentation, the wine is allowed to age further in a 4000 liter barrel and a 300 liter barrel (this is combined at bottling) for 20-24 months.
In the glass, the Venus has a sparkling ruby red color with dark fruit and spices in the nose. The taste is mineral, luscious and juicy with a great balance between the fruit and the acidity. This is a beautiful elegant wine and a wine that envelops you, it is delicious, intended to accompany food, especially to traditional Mediterranean cuisine or with a beautiful piece of grilled meat. Of course honest and organic because that's how this wine is made.
Parker (95/100) writes: " ....Amazing wines of character "
Specifications
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Catalunya |
| Appellation | Montsant (Appellation) |
| Winery | Venus la Universal |
| Grape | Carignan, Garnacha, Syrah-Shiraz |
| Biological certified | Yes |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Drinking as of | 2022 |
| Drinking till | 2030 |
| Alcohol % | 14.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 95 |
| Tasting Profiles | Aards, Complex, Donker fruit, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Kruidig, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe |
Professional Reviews
Parker
Rating
95
Release Price
$50
Drink Date
2022 - 2028
Reviewed by
Luis Gutiérrez
Issue Date
30th Sep 2022
Source
End of September 2022, The Wine Advocate
The eponymous red 2018 Venus la Universal is a blend of old-vine Cariñena and Garnacha from six plots between the villages of Falset and Marçà on deep clay and limestone soils that have good humidity and allow for a long and slow ripening of the grapes, even more so in the cooler and wet 2018. 2018 wines show tension and are a bit tight, with very good complexity. In 2018 they started to do one year of foudre (after fermenting in oak vat) and one year in concrete, completing an élevage of 30 months. This is very relaxed, balanced, elegant and long, with only 13% alcohol. This is the wine that has changed the most; they harvested early to preserve the freshness after the extremely warm and ripe 2017. 13,000 bottles were filled in May 2021.
In the future, there will be three new wines from Venus la Universal, an orange Macabeo with eight months with skins in amphorae and demijohn, a rosé from La Figuera made with Garnacha on limestone, and a sharp red from Garnacha on granite soils. They currently produce some 180,000 bottles. Amazing wines of character.
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Venus la universal is the project of Sara Pérez she is the wife of Rene Barbier who makes the famous Clos Mogador, Espectacle and Manyetes. Sara Pérez is also in charge of the Clos Martinet family domain. In addition, she works closely with her brother Adria on Cims de Porrera. Father José Luis Pérez, one of the most important figures in the Spanish wine world, is proud of his children. He himself remains active in various wine projects. Sara Pérez owns and vinifies two beautiful wines on Venus La Universal, together with her husband René Barbier (Clos Mogador). As a tribute to every small food manufacturer from the 1920s who wanted to become big, Sara has baptized this mini-domain Compania Universal de Vinos. There on 'La Uni', as she likes to call it, she has created almost the mother of all feminine wines: Venus. And 'Dido' is the more than exemplary daughter of 'Venus'.
René and Sara took the goddess Venus as inspiration for this project. One of their goals is therefore to "interpret femininity through a bottle of wine". This may seem like a strange choice for a bodega working out Grenache and Carignan wines in Southern Catalonia, but it makes sense once you've tasted it. These are incredibly elegant, refined, sensual expressions from the Denominació d'Origen Montsant, with understated alcohol levels and enormous texture.
The grapes for the wines come from vineyards owned by four different grape-growing families in Falset, as well as another small plot owned by Venus. You could call Venus a negociative project, but it is more correct to say that it is a partnership between these four families and René and Sara. Venus is the sole customer of these small growers, so their grapes are grown in accordance with the strict ecological standards set by the couple. The grapes for Dido come from the Falset area, from vineyards with soils based on decomposed granite called sauló. These soils are low in organic matter and contribute to the production of grapes with great ripeness and fruit aromas. The grapes for Venus come from clay-limy soils between Marçà and Guiamets. These soils promote a slow, elegant and complex maturity.
Order Venus la Universal wines online at Grand Cru wines
You can of course buy Venus la Universal wines online at Grandcruwijnen.nl, the wine trade with one of the largest wine collections in the Netherlands and Belgium, where you can order both special wines and wines for every budget. Quality products, fast delivery & reliable service that is Grand Crus!
Sara Pérez is the wife of Rene Barbier who makes the famous Clos Mogador, Espectacle and Manyetes. Sara Pérez is also in charge of the Clos Martinet family estate. She also works closely with her brother Adria on Cims de Porrera. Father JoséLuis Pérez, one of the most important figures in the Spanish wine world, is proud of his children. He himself remains active in various wine projects. Together with her husband René Barbier (Clos Mogador), Sara Pérez owns and vinifies two beautiful wines at Venus La Universal. As a tribute to every small food manufacturer from the 1920s who wanted to grow up, Sara has christened this mini-domain Compania Universal de Vinos. There on 'La Uni', as she likes to call it herself, she has created the mother of all female wines: Venus. And 'Dido' is the more than exemplary daughter of 'Venus'. New is the Dido blanco, a complex white wine based on Macabeo and Garnacha Blanca, with partial fermentation in French oak. The wine deserves a little bottle aging and is best served in large glasses. Elegant 'feminine' wines with a lot of style.
The Venus is the top model of La Universal. Only around 6000 bottles are produced and worldwide importers receive a small allocation of this fine wine every year. As Sarah herself describes it, the Venus is the result of an attempt to interpret femininity, the earth, through a bottle of wine: Here, too, local grapes such as Carinyena (Carignan), Garnatxa (Grenache) and Syrah are used from the strong belief that the historical local grapes belong to a terroir and it is precisely there that gives the best result.
The wine comes from 4 parcels of Grenache and Carignan from old vines located between Pinyana and Crossos. The vineyard has both a northern and southern location (so warm and cool). The grapes are harvested separately, selected and processed separately, but in the end (and that is unique with this wine) they try to ferment everything at the same time. The wine is fermented for no less than 28-32 days in wooden open tanks of 500 liters. After fermentation, the wine is allowed to age further in a 4000 liter barrel and a 300 liter barrel (this is combined at bottling) for 20-24 months.
In the glass, the Venus has a sparkling ruby red color with dark fruit and spices in the nose. The taste is mineral, luscious and juicy with a great balance between the fruit and the acidity. This is a beautiful elegant wine and a wine that envelops you, it is delicious, intended to accompany food, especially to traditional Mediterranean cuisine or with a beautiful piece of grilled meat. Of course honest and organic because that's how this wine is made.
Parker (95/100) writes: " ....Amazing wines of character "
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Catalunya |
| Appellation | Montsant (Appellation) |
| Winery | Venus la Universal |
| Grape | Carignan, Garnacha, Syrah-Shiraz |
| Biological certified | Yes |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Drinking as of | 2022 |
| Drinking till | 2030 |
| Alcohol % | 14.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 95 |
| Tasting Profiles | Aards, Complex, Donker fruit, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Kruidig, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe |
Parker
Rating
95
Release Price
$50
Drink Date
2022 - 2028
Reviewed by
Luis Gutiérrez
Issue Date
30th Sep 2022
Source
End of September 2022, The Wine Advocate
The eponymous red 2018 Venus la Universal is a blend of old-vine Cariñena and Garnacha from six plots between the villages of Falset and Marçà on deep clay and limestone soils that have good humidity and allow for a long and slow ripening of the grapes, even more so in the cooler and wet 2018. 2018 wines show tension and are a bit tight, with very good complexity. In 2018 they started to do one year of foudre (after fermenting in oak vat) and one year in concrete, completing an élevage of 30 months. This is very relaxed, balanced, elegant and long, with only 13% alcohol. This is the wine that has changed the most; they harvested early to preserve the freshness after the extremely warm and ripe 2017. 13,000 bottles were filled in May 2021.
In the future, there will be three new wines from Venus la Universal, an orange Macabeo with eight months with skins in amphorae and demijohn, a rosé from La Figuera made with Garnacha on limestone, and a sharp red from Garnacha on granite soils. They currently produce some 180,000 bottles. Amazing wines of character.
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Venus la universal is the project of Sara Pérez she is the wife of Rene Barbier who makes the famous Clos Mogador, Espectacle and Manyetes. Sara Pérez is also in charge of the Clos Martinet family domain. In addition, she works closely with her brother Adria on Cims de Porrera. Father José Luis Pérez, one of the most important figures in the Spanish wine world, is proud of his children. He himself remains active in various wine projects. Sara Pérez owns and vinifies two beautiful wines on Venus La Universal, together with her husband René Barbier (Clos Mogador). As a tribute to every small food manufacturer from the 1920s who wanted to become big, Sara has baptized this mini-domain Compania Universal de Vinos. There on 'La Uni', as she likes to call it, she has created almost the mother of all feminine wines: Venus. And 'Dido' is the more than exemplary daughter of 'Venus'.
René and Sara took the goddess Venus as inspiration for this project. One of their goals is therefore to "interpret femininity through a bottle of wine". This may seem like a strange choice for a bodega working out Grenache and Carignan wines in Southern Catalonia, but it makes sense once you've tasted it. These are incredibly elegant, refined, sensual expressions from the Denominació d'Origen Montsant, with understated alcohol levels and enormous texture.
The grapes for the wines come from vineyards owned by four different grape-growing families in Falset, as well as another small plot owned by Venus. You could call Venus a negociative project, but it is more correct to say that it is a partnership between these four families and René and Sara. Venus is the sole customer of these small growers, so their grapes are grown in accordance with the strict ecological standards set by the couple. The grapes for Dido come from the Falset area, from vineyards with soils based on decomposed granite called sauló. These soils are low in organic matter and contribute to the production of grapes with great ripeness and fruit aromas. The grapes for Venus come from clay-limy soils between Marçà and Guiamets. These soils promote a slow, elegant and complex maturity.
Order Venus la Universal wines online at Grand Cru wines
You can of course buy Venus la Universal wines online at Grandcruwijnen.nl, the wine trade with one of the largest wine collections in the Netherlands and Belgium, where you can order both special wines and wines for every budget. Quality products, fast delivery & reliable service that is Grand Crus!