2022 Belondrade Y Lurton Methusalem (6 liter)

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Belondrade and Ossian are considered the best white (Verdejo) wines of Spain. Both are made from very old Verdejo vineyards (with Ossian's being extremely old).

Made with 100% Verdejo yeast, their wine is aged in oak barrels. Before bottling, the wine from the various barrels is blended in stainless steel cuvées. The wine is only lightly filtered. The nose reveals white fruit and lightly toasted aromas from the partially new oak barrels, while the palate reveals ripeness and richness, yet still sufficiently fresh thanks to the perfect balance of acidity. A truly magnificent and special wine. A total of tens of thousands of bottles are produced, with very limited shipments to the Netherlands. Incidentally, 2,500 bottles from the previous harvest went to El Bulli restaurant (connoisseurs consider it one of the best restaurants in the world, located near Barcelona), and it was Johan Cruyff's favorite wine.

This is a scarce 6 litre Methusalem (FYI: Belondrade always releases its Magnums a year later to allow for additional bottle maturation, and with the 3 litre and 6 litre versions even 2 years later).

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Type of Wine White
Country Spain
Region Castilla y Leon
Appellation Rueda
Winery Belondrade
Grape Verdejo
Biological certified No
Natural wine No
Vegan No
Vintage 2022
Drinking as of 2024
Drinking till 2032
Alcohol % 13.5
Alcohol free/low No
Content Methuselah (6 ltr)
Oak aging Yes
Sparkling No
Dessert wine No
Closure Cork
Parker rating 94
James Suckling rating 90
Vinous rating 95
Tasting Profiles Aards, Aromatisch, Bloemig, Complex, Droog, Fris, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Mineraal, Rijk, Rond, Steenfruit, Strak, Tropisch fruit, Vol, Wit fruit
Drink moments Barbecue, Borrelen, Cadeau!, Iets te vieren, Lekker luxe, Met vrienden, Terras, Voor alledag
Sommy Pairing Beschrijving Deze 2022 Belondrade y Lurton Methusalem toont levendige aroma's van wit en steenfruit met subtiele tropische accenten, verfijnde toast en een romige, volle textuur die door frisse zuren en een ziltige mineraliteit in balans wordt gehouden. Daardoor werkt hij prachtig bij gevogelte, vette vis, schelpdieren en kazen: de zuurgraad snijdt door vettige sauzen en vis, het lichte hout en de rijpe fruitigheid vullen gegrilde of geroosterde bereidingen aan, en de romigheid omarmt boterige of roomachtige gerechten zoals gebakken zeebaars, gegrild kipfilet met kruiden, beurre blanc bij coquilles of een rijpe Manchego of zachte geitenkaas.

Parker

94

James Suckling

90

Wine Spectator

93

No written review available.

Vinous

95

No written review available.

White wines have been made in the Rueda region for centuries. The grandeur of the buildings, churches, monasteries and estates of Nava del Rey and Rueda testify to the enormous wealth in the past. The division of the domains made winemaking so loss-making that many vineyards disappeared. Today the area is very much on the rise again. Didier Belondrade and Brigitte Lurton started making wine in 1994 in Nava del Rey, in the heart of the Denominación. In this old town there is a labyrinth of abandoned cellars. The size of these cellars suggests how much wine was made here in the past. Within the walls of this old town, Belondrade and Lurton have chosen modern winemaking. The Belondrade is considered by many to be the best white wine in Spain, but the Belondrade Apolonio and the great Quinta Clarisa are also there. Very nice.

Deze 2022 Belondrade y Lurton Methusalem toont levendige aroma's van wit en steenfruit met subtiele tropische accenten, verfijnde toast en een romige, volle textuur die door frisse zuren en een ziltige mineraliteit in balans wordt gehouden. Daardoor werkt hij prachtig bij gevogelte, vette vis, schelpdieren en kazen: de zuurgraad snijdt door vettige sauzen en vis, het lichte hout en de rijpe fruitigheid vullen gegrilde of geroosterde bereidingen aan, en de romigheid omarmt boterige of roomachtige gerechten zoals gebakken zeebaars, gegrild kipfilet met kruiden, beurre blanc bij coquilles of een rijpe Manchego of zachte geitenkaas.

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