2022 Colección de Toneles Centenarios Luis XIV Les Passeres
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Grape | , |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (13.5%) |
| Drink window | 2024 - 2028 |
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Description
The company “Colección de Toneles Centenarios” was born from an extraordinary treasure: the barrel room of the Ferrero Wineries, an ancient wine-producing winery in Alicante, located in the city of Cañada, Alicante. From the house's historic vineyards, planted in the 1960s, with a fine sandy soil, just outside the town of Canyada in Alicante, here comes an extraordinary glass of red wine.
The 2022 red Les Passeres was produced with 50% Arcos and 50% Monastrell from a vineyard planted in the 1970s and produced as before: fermentation in 400 liter tinajas with 30% full bunches trodden by foot. It is light and aromatic, but reflects the warmer state of the vintage, and it is Mediterranean with notes of thyme, rosemary and esparto grass, floral and elegant. It was aged for four months in tinaja and another four months in used French oak barrels. In May 2023, 933 bottles were filled.
Specifications
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Alicante |
| Winery | Colección de Toneles Centenarios |
| Grape | Monastrell, Mourvedre |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Drinking as of | 2024 |
| Drinking till | 2028 |
| Alcohol % | 13.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 92 |
| Tasting Profiles | Aards, Boers, Donker fruit, Droog, Fruitig |
| Drink moments | Barbecue, Borrelen, Cadeau!, Met vrienden, Voor alledag |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 92
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$30
Drink Date:
2024 - 2027
The red 2022 Les Passeres was produced with 50% Arcos and 50% Monastrell from a vineyard planted in the 1970s, produced like before: fermenting in 400-liter tinajas with 30% full clusters that were foot trodden. It's light and aromatic but reflects the warmer condition of the vintage, and it's Mediterranean with notes of thyme, rosemary and esparto grass, floral and elegant. It matured in tinaja for four months and a further four months in used French oak barrels. 933 bottles were filled in May 2023.
Colección de Toneles Centenarios has also started producing some table red wines, not only Fondillón, making wines with the methods from yesteryear, with local varieties, moderate extraction and aging in tinaja and old oak casks. They are increasing their patrimony of vineyards, making long-term arrangements with local growers, and are in conversion to organic and biodynamic agriculture. They now produce 20,000 bottles of red, 20,000 of Fondillón and 18,000 of a (very good) vermouth!
Published: Jan 18, 2024
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The Colección de Toneles Centenarios company was born from an extraordinary treasure: the barrel room of the Ferrero wineries, an old wine producing winery in Alicante, located in the city of Cañada, Alicante. There they found 25 old barrels that have been forgotten for more than 60 years. The barrels contained extremely old and also extremely expensive wines.
The family still has 25 hectares of vineyards, from which they resume the production of wines destined to produce Fondillón. Fondillon is a completely separate category of wine and is a sweet, undistilled wine made from extra ripe Monastrell grapes that are harvested later than normal, before being pressed, fermented with the skins and then aged in oak for at least ten years barrels. It is located in between a sherry and a port, but an important element is that the wine is not fortified, so it consists purely of the grapes.
The Fondillón comes from the Alicante region and has thus naturally reached its high alcohol content and belongs to one of the most important historical wines in Europe. It should only be made with 100% Monastrell grape from Alicante. The high natural alcohol value is achieved by ripening the grapes on the vine itself, which promotes both the highest levels of aromas and flavors of the Monastrell grape, produced by the solera system during the fermentation and aging process. Through this system, one portion of each barrel is tapped into the next when bottled, filling the decay with aged wine from the finest selection of Monastrell grape, Alicante's main variety. The production and aging is done with all the care and attention that is required by a noble wine.
The Fondillón was born in the former orchard of the city of Alicante and later spread to the neighboring area of Vinalopó where it currently produces wines. It was one of the most prestigious wines in the world until the phylloxera crisis and industrialization led to the disappearance of many wineries. Fortunately, this wine is coming back all the way and there are a number of high-quality wine companies that supply this beautiful wine, with Colección de Toneles Centenarios being very much at the top. Especially with their Fondillón Luis XIV of more than 60 years old, but also the 25-year-old version are very beautiful with very high international ratings. They are pricy wines, especially given the very long maturation, but actually only a fraction compared to some Sauternes.
The 4 characteristics of Fondillón:
- Denomination of Origin Alicante.Monastrell grape
- Minimum of 10 years of aging and aging in oak barrels
- Minimum of 16º or natural alcohol, never added alcohol
Since the grapes remain on the bushes to dry in (as is done for example in Puglia at Primitvo and is called appassimento there, but is also in principle the same as an Amarone) it also has to cooperate again. When autumn sets in early and the rains start, the grape cannot build up the sugars to create the minimum natural 16% alcohol, so these wines can always be made in the good years, and every year again poses the question whether it will work. The final wine is always a Non Vintage and the barrels therefore contain the blend of various years.
The company “Colección de Toneles Centenarios” was born from an extraordinary treasure: the barrel room of the Ferrero Wineries, an ancient wine-producing winery in Alicante, located in the city of Cañada, Alicante. From the house's historic vineyards, planted in the 1960s, with a fine sandy soil, just outside the town of Canyada in Alicante, here comes an extraordinary glass of red wine.
The 2022 red Les Passeres was produced with 50% Arcos and 50% Monastrell from a vineyard planted in the 1970s and produced as before: fermentation in 400 liter tinajas with 30% full bunches trodden by foot. It is light and aromatic, but reflects the warmer state of the vintage, and it is Mediterranean with notes of thyme, rosemary and esparto grass, floral and elegant. It was aged for four months in tinaja and another four months in used French oak barrels. In May 2023, 933 bottles were filled.
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Alicante |
| Winery | Colección de Toneles Centenarios |
| Grape | Monastrell, Mourvedre |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Drinking as of | 2024 |
| Drinking till | 2028 |
| Alcohol % | 13.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 92 |
| Tasting Profiles | Aards, Boers, Donker fruit, Droog, Fruitig |
| Drink moments | Barbecue, Borrelen, Cadeau!, Met vrienden, Voor alledag |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 92
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$30
Drink Date:
2024 - 2027
The red 2022 Les Passeres was produced with 50% Arcos and 50% Monastrell from a vineyard planted in the 1970s, produced like before: fermenting in 400-liter tinajas with 30% full clusters that were foot trodden. It's light and aromatic but reflects the warmer condition of the vintage, and it's Mediterranean with notes of thyme, rosemary and esparto grass, floral and elegant. It matured in tinaja for four months and a further four months in used French oak barrels. 933 bottles were filled in May 2023.
Colección de Toneles Centenarios has also started producing some table red wines, not only Fondillón, making wines with the methods from yesteryear, with local varieties, moderate extraction and aging in tinaja and old oak casks. They are increasing their patrimony of vineyards, making long-term arrangements with local growers, and are in conversion to organic and biodynamic agriculture. They now produce 20,000 bottles of red, 20,000 of Fondillón and 18,000 of a (very good) vermouth!
Published: Jan 18, 2024
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
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The Colección de Toneles Centenarios company was born from an extraordinary treasure: the barrel room of the Ferrero wineries, an old wine producing winery in Alicante, located in the city of Cañada, Alicante. There they found 25 old barrels that have been forgotten for more than 60 years. The barrels contained extremely old and also extremely expensive wines.
The family still has 25 hectares of vineyards, from which they resume the production of wines destined to produce Fondillón. Fondillon is a completely separate category of wine and is a sweet, undistilled wine made from extra ripe Monastrell grapes that are harvested later than normal, before being pressed, fermented with the skins and then aged in oak for at least ten years barrels. It is located in between a sherry and a port, but an important element is that the wine is not fortified, so it consists purely of the grapes.
The Fondillón comes from the Alicante region and has thus naturally reached its high alcohol content and belongs to one of the most important historical wines in Europe. It should only be made with 100% Monastrell grape from Alicante. The high natural alcohol value is achieved by ripening the grapes on the vine itself, which promotes both the highest levels of aromas and flavors of the Monastrell grape, produced by the solera system during the fermentation and aging process. Through this system, one portion of each barrel is tapped into the next when bottled, filling the decay with aged wine from the finest selection of Monastrell grape, Alicante's main variety. The production and aging is done with all the care and attention that is required by a noble wine.
The Fondillón was born in the former orchard of the city of Alicante and later spread to the neighboring area of Vinalopó where it currently produces wines. It was one of the most prestigious wines in the world until the phylloxera crisis and industrialization led to the disappearance of many wineries. Fortunately, this wine is coming back all the way and there are a number of high-quality wine companies that supply this beautiful wine, with Colección de Toneles Centenarios being very much at the top. Especially with their Fondillón Luis XIV of more than 60 years old, but also the 25-year-old version are very beautiful with very high international ratings. They are pricy wines, especially given the very long maturation, but actually only a fraction compared to some Sauternes.
The 4 characteristics of Fondillón:
- Denomination of Origin Alicante.Monastrell grape
- Minimum of 10 years of aging and aging in oak barrels
- Minimum of 16º or natural alcohol, never added alcohol
Since the grapes remain on the bushes to dry in (as is done for example in Puglia at Primitvo and is called appassimento there, but is also in principle the same as an Amarone) it also has to cooperate again. When autumn sets in early and the rains start, the grape cannot build up the sugars to create the minimum natural 16% alcohol, so these wines can always be made in the good years, and every year again poses the question whether it will work. The final wine is always a Non Vintage and the barrels therefore contain the blend of various years.