2022 Muchada-Léclapart Univers
| Type of Wine | White |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Grape | |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (12.5%) |
| Drink window | 2025 - 2029 |
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Description
The new Cult wines of Spain, that's what we can call the wines of Alejandro Muchada because the international wine press is unanimous in its praise of these wines.
Alejandro Muchada had little affinity with wine during his student days. Alejandro Muchada comes from Cadiz and had little affinity with wine during his student days, but he caught the wine bug. The name David Léclapart meant nothing to him when he met him by chance during a tour of France and decided to help during the harvest of champagne house Léclapart. That summer was the start of a journey of discovery within biodynamics and becoming a 'vigneron'.
All this resulted in a biodynamic approach to the albariza when they came home to Sanlucar de Barrameda. Still wines based on palomino and muscatel without mutage (fortification with alcohol as is usual for sherry). Wines that are each special, not filtered, nor matured with flor and all come from specific plots. In total, Alejandro and David own 3 hectares that are farmed biodynamically.
The Univers is also non-interventionist with Palomino grapes from Biodynamically cultivated vineyards. Purity and purity are paramount. Fermentation and storage for 9 to 10 months in steel champagne tanks. Natural fermentation with the indigenous yeasts. No intervention, with no product. Work on the yeast cells. No filtering or cold stabilization. Little or no use of sulfite.
The Muchada-Léclapart Univers is light in color with a certain cloudiness (not filtered, pure nature) In the nose an explosion of salty Palomino, complex aromas of umami, stony limestone soils and fruit such as lemon and apricot. First attack is already salty, Atlantic, and opens up towards more complexity. Long finish with a lot of typicity. Grandiose starter from this new top house from Andalusia.
FACT: In the tab 'Attachments' you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send you this when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount . You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
You can read the full wine reviews from Parker, Suckling, Vinous and Wine Spectator via the links next to the image. A free service for our customers.
Need advice on finding the perfect wine for your dish? Click here for our exclusive Sommelier. Free for Grandcruwijnen customers.
Grilled sea bass with fennel and lemon zest
The pure, salty freshness of the fish matches perfectly with the chalky character and vibrant acids of the wine.Fennel, orange and olive salad with a light vinaigrette
The combination of bitters, acids and saltiness in this dish enhances the tension and refinement of the wine.Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini, Lemon and Cumin
The earthy cauliflower and creamy tahini are refreshed by the wine, while the citrus and spices emphasize the depth.Rice with artichokes, peas and saffron broth
The soft flavors and subtle bitters of the artichoke find harmony with the salty minerality of the wine.Shrimp cocktail with avocado, lime and fresh herbs
The creaminess of avocado and the saltiness of shrimp come alive alongside the freshness and tension of the wine.Baked chicory with almond and beurre noisette
The light bitters and nutty notes from the dish echo the ripe, oxidative edge of the wine.
Specifications
| Type of Wine | White |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Andalucía |
| Winery | Muchada-Léclapart |
| Grape | Palomino |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Drinking as of | 2025 |
| Drinking till | 2029 |
| Alcohol % | 12.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | No |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Promotion | Tier Price |
| Parker rating | 93 |
| James Suckling rating | 94 |
| Tasting Profiles | Complex, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Strak, Vol, Wit fruit |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Met vrienden |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The 2022 Univers was produced with old Palomino from 0.9 hectares in Miraflores Baja, which is in the process of obtaining organic and biodynamic certifications. It was vinified in 3,000-liter iron vats that are lined with ceramic, where it rested with the full lees for 11 months. It has only 10.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.6 and 5.2 grams of acidity. It has a pale and slightly cloudy color, a clean and defined nose with hints of herbs and spices, a medicinal touch and with a medium-bodied palate with good balance and precise flavors. 6,650 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2023.
Muchada-Léclapart is the project created by Alejandro Muchada and David Léclapart in 2017 to produce unfortified still whites from the zone of Jerez. They now have four plots: 1.7 hectares in La Platera in Miraflores Baja (Sanlúcar de Barrameda); 0.7 hectares in Miraflores Alta (Sanlúcar de Barrameda); 0.9 hectares in Viña Camino del Puerto in Pago Abulagar, where they have Moscatel and Palomino and a new addition to their portfolio; and 0.96 hectares of 65-year-old Palomino Fino in Pago Miraflores. They have worked biodynamically from day one, and they only vinify grapes from their own vineyards. They currently produce between 12,000 and 15,000 bottles (because of the low yields due to the scarcity of rain).
2019 to 2023 was a very dry period, with little rain. 2024 was the first vintage in which it rained again, with nearly 500 liters. For them, 2022, the current vintage, is a very special year within the drought years because it showed a delicate and subtle expression despite the little rain. The summer was not excessively hot, which helped to achieve balanced and delicate wines with moderate alcohol that reminded me of the 2018s.
Published: Oct 03, 2024
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James Suckling
Score
94
Avg Price (ex-tax)
$ 35
Muchada-Léclapart Spain Univers 2022
Monday, Aug 26, 2024
Color
White
Country
Spain
Region
Spain
Vintage
2022
Reductive, chalky nose with tangy lime flavors. There is composed, natural sensibility despite the perception of slightly higher acidity than most palominos, rendering a crisp, bright mouth feel, for which the winemaker Alejandro Muchada credits the salinity and chalkiness. Sharp, yet so delicious and gastronomic. Low sulfur. The wine was topped up, so there is no flor influence here. Shows chalky soil and palomino character. 10.5%. Drink now.
Zekun Shuai
Senior Editor
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95
Published in Wineanorak.com (November, 2020)
Jamie Goode is one of the most appreciated wine journalists globally, with very direct communication. In one of his articles on his Wineanorak blog, published in November 2020, he dedicates several paragraphs to our project, stating “Muchada-Léclapart is based in the country of sherry, but makes still wines. And they are really good. ”
We share your tasting notes for our 2018 vintage:
Lumière 2018
Such concentration here with a lovely mineral streak and notes of crystalline lemons, a slight salinity, and a bright acid line under everything. Has great concentration and precision. Layers of flavour here with great precision and purity. Really beautiful showing purity and minerality. 96 points
Elixir 2018
Astonishing nose of table grapes and lemons with lots of personality. The palate is concentrated and fresh with a lovely acid line, showing minerals, spice, lemons and spice. Such a multimensional wine that’s playful on the nose but serious on the palate. Quite brilliant. 95 points
Jancis Robinson is perhaps the most followed wine journalist in the world. Last June 2020, she dedicated an article to the cult wines of the future, in which she placed Muchada-Léclapart. “Wines can go from bargain to extravagance remarkably quickly. I put my head in the past and suggest some future cult wines ”. So began Jancis Robinson’s article, published in the Financial Times weekend, in June 2020, where she indicates the possible cult wines for the coming years. And in the first place, she nominated Muchada-Léclapart, valuing its commitment to the soul of the Jerez area.
Jancis begins by recalling her trips to Bordeaux in the 90s discovering wines like Le Pin or the first time she tasted Sassicaia from Tuscany in the 70s. Wines that were affordable at that time and that in a few years became inaccessible for the majority.
And then she writes: “I would like to name the Andalusian wines of Muchada-Léclapart to begin with, appropriate enough because their wines, effectively unfortified white wines from a single superior sherry vineyard, make the most exceptional aperitifs, as well as having an adequate alcoholic strength (only 12.5% alcohol) to drink with food ”. Published on her website and in the Financial Times (June, 2020)
Elixir 2018 - Julia Harding. Master of Wine (England)
Pale lemon colour and very slightly cloudy. This has even more jasmine than the Lumière but also the grapey/floral note of Muscat, though here it is subtle and entwined with a light saltiness. On the palate, there’s light spice, orange pith, apricot, and yet it is totally and deliciously dry with a dry, stony, grippy texture. Strangely it seems to close up as it breathes in the glass, losing some of those more obvious aromas derived from the varieties and becoming more mineral and stony. There are firm signs of the lees work: creamy and yet smelling of grainy pears. There’s almost a hint of a herbal spice a bit like curry leaf. The acidity is more marked than I expected, perhaps because it contrasts with the more scented flavours. Here the freshness seems to come more from acidity than from salty minerality. Still utterly complex and delicious. Real wine, like all these from Muchada-Léclapart. Amazing length and unusual to find a wine that has the scented accent of the variety and yet so much vineyard expression. (JH) 2020-2022 17/20 points
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Alejandro Muchada comes from Cadiz and got the wine bug during the harvest of champagne house Léclapart. This resulted in a biodynamic approach to the albariza when they returned home to Sanlucar de Barrameda. Still wines based on palomino and moscatel without mutage (strengthening with alcohol, which is usual for sherry). Wines that are special, one by one, not filtered, nor aged with flor, and all come from certain plots. Alejandro and David own a total of 3 hectares that are biodynamically processed. In total, 5 wines are made here, namely the Univers, Lumiere, Elixir, 2toile and Vibrations.
After a very short period, Muchada-Léclapart is already the white cult wine from Spain! each with a high rating from the international wine press:
decanter
Sarah Jeans Evans. Master of Wine (England)
source: muchada-leclapart.com
SPANISH WINE IN 2021: TOP TRENDS AND THE 10 BOTTLES WORTH SEEKING OUT
Published in Decanter.com (January, 2021)
Sarah Jeans Evans, Master of Wine and one of the most expert journalists on Spanish wines, highlights ten wines and the new trends for the most prestigious magazine in the world of wine: Decanter. Among them, Lumière 2018 was selected and valued with 95 points.
We share the tasting notes for Lumière 2018
“Not sherry but a wine from the growing group of still wines made in the sherry zone. The soil is classic Miraflores albariza, the variety Palomino, 60 years old. The bonus is that without the usual influence of flor or solera you can taste the terroir. The partners Alejandro Muchada and the Champagne producer David Léclapart have conjured a delicately honeyed wine with drifts of jasmine and a clean, saline finish. The wines is made in three years old Bordeaux barrels, which add texture but don´t interfere with the clarity of flavour. Biodynamically farmed”. 95 points
Financial Times
Jancis Robinson. Master of Wine (England)
source: mastersofwine.org
“STARS OF TOMORROW?” Future cult wines!
Published on its website and in the Financial Times (June, 2020)
Jancis Robinson is perhaps the most followed wine journalist in the world. Last June 2020, she dedicated an article to the cult wines of the future, in which she placed Muchada-Léclapart. “Wines can go from bargain to extravagance remarkably quickly. I put my head in the past and suggest some future cult wines”. So began Jancis Robinson's article, published in the Financial Times weekend, in June 2020, where she indicates the possible cult wines for the coming years. And in the first place, she nominated Muchada-Léclapart, valuing its commitment to the soul of the Jerez area.
Jancis begins by recalling her trips to Bordeaux in the 90s discovering wines like Le Pin or the first time she tasted Sassicaia from Tuscany in the 70s. Wines that were affordable at that time and that in a few years became inaccessible for the majority.
And then she writes: “I would like to name the Andalusian wines of Muchada-Léclapart to begin with, appropriate enough because their wines, effectively unfortified white wines from a single superior sherry vineyard, make the most exceptional aperitifs, as well as having an adequate alcoholic strength (only 12.5% alcohol) to drink with food”.
Luis Gutierrez – Robert Parker – (Spain)
Tasting notes published on RobertParker.com (June 2019)
Luis Gutierrez is one of the greatest wine experts in Spain; founder of the famous mundovino blog, he is currently responsible for Robert Parker in Spain, Jura, Argentina and Chile. We share the tasting notes of the first vintage of Muchada-Léclapart: 2017, where his valuation of Lumière stands out - a wine he compares with those of Jean-François Ganevat, the fashionable vigneron of the French Jura.
Lumiere 2017
I loved the 2017 Lumière, a white Palomino from old vines in the La Platera vineyard in Pago Miraflores that somehow made me think of the white topped-up wines from Jean-François Ganevat in the Jura. It was aromatic and open, very expressive and a bit funky, with faint spices and a touch of clove, but with a superb palate, round and balanced. It felt very harmonious and complex, with ever-changing notes of quince, decayed white flowers, white pepper and some sea breeze. The mouthfeel and texture were dry and chalky, and the finish was long and extremely tasty. This was vinified in well-seasoned Bordeaux barrels, yet it had no aromas or flavors of oak. 94 points
Elixir 2017
The 2017 Elixir is a new dry blend of Palomino and Moscatel grapes. The Paomino comes from old vines in Viña La Platera from Pago Miraflores in Sanlúcar on classical albariza soils and the Moscatel comes from Viña Camino del puerto in the Pago Abulagar in the village of Chipiona on sandy soils with some clay. There is 60% Palomino and 40% Moscatel, fermented in Bordeaux oak barrels with indigenous yeasts. It's perfumed, clean, expressive and showy, with notes of orange blossom, white pepper and a salty twist. The palat
The new Cult wines of Spain, that's what we can call the wines of Alejandro Muchada because the international wine press is unanimous in its praise of these wines.
Alejandro Muchada had little affinity with wine during his student days. Alejandro Muchada comes from Cadiz and had little affinity with wine during his student days, but he caught the wine bug. The name David Léclapart meant nothing to him when he met him by chance during a tour of France and decided to help during the harvest of champagne house Léclapart. That summer was the start of a journey of discovery within biodynamics and becoming a 'vigneron'.
All this resulted in a biodynamic approach to the albariza when they came home to Sanlucar de Barrameda. Still wines based on palomino and muscatel without mutage (fortification with alcohol as is usual for sherry). Wines that are each special, not filtered, nor matured with flor and all come from specific plots. In total, Alejandro and David own 3 hectares that are farmed biodynamically.
The Univers is also non-interventionist with Palomino grapes from Biodynamically cultivated vineyards. Purity and purity are paramount. Fermentation and storage for 9 to 10 months in steel champagne tanks. Natural fermentation with the indigenous yeasts. No intervention, with no product. Work on the yeast cells. No filtering or cold stabilization. Little or no use of sulfite.
The Muchada-Léclapart Univers is light in color with a certain cloudiness (not filtered, pure nature) In the nose an explosion of salty Palomino, complex aromas of umami, stony limestone soils and fruit such as lemon and apricot. First attack is already salty, Atlantic, and opens up towards more complexity. Long finish with a lot of typicity. Grandiose starter from this new top house from Andalusia.
FACT: In the tab 'Attachments' you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send you this when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount . You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
You can read the full wine reviews from Parker, Suckling, Vinous and Wine Spectator via the links next to the image. A free service for our customers.
Need advice on finding the perfect wine for your dish? Click here for our exclusive Sommelier. Free for Grandcruwijnen customers.
Grilled sea bass with fennel and lemon zest
The pure, salty freshness of the fish matches perfectly with the chalky character and vibrant acids of the wine.Fennel, orange and olive salad with a light vinaigrette
The combination of bitters, acids and saltiness in this dish enhances the tension and refinement of the wine.Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini, Lemon and Cumin
The earthy cauliflower and creamy tahini are refreshed by the wine, while the citrus and spices emphasize the depth.Rice with artichokes, peas and saffron broth
The soft flavors and subtle bitters of the artichoke find harmony with the salty minerality of the wine.Shrimp cocktail with avocado, lime and fresh herbs
The creaminess of avocado and the saltiness of shrimp come alive alongside the freshness and tension of the wine.Baked chicory with almond and beurre noisette
The light bitters and nutty notes from the dish echo the ripe, oxidative edge of the wine.
| Type of Wine | White |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Andalucía |
| Winery | Muchada-Léclapart |
| Grape | Palomino |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Drinking as of | 2025 |
| Drinking till | 2029 |
| Alcohol % | 12.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | No |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Promotion | Tier Price |
| Parker rating | 93 |
| James Suckling rating | 94 |
| Tasting Profiles | Complex, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Strak, Vol, Wit fruit |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Met vrienden |
Parker
The 2022 Univers was produced with old Palomino from 0.9 hectares in Miraflores Baja, which is in the process of obtaining organic and biodynamic certifications. It was vinified in 3,000-liter iron vats that are lined with ceramic, where it rested with the full lees for 11 months. It has only 10.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.6 and 5.2 grams of acidity. It has a pale and slightly cloudy color, a clean and defined nose with hints of herbs and spices, a medicinal touch and with a medium-bodied palate with good balance and precise flavors. 6,650 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2023.
Muchada-Léclapart is the project created by Alejandro Muchada and David Léclapart in 2017 to produce unfortified still whites from the zone of Jerez. They now have four plots: 1.7 hectares in La Platera in Miraflores Baja (Sanlúcar de Barrameda); 0.7 hectares in Miraflores Alta (Sanlúcar de Barrameda); 0.9 hectares in Viña Camino del Puerto in Pago Abulagar, where they have Moscatel and Palomino and a new addition to their portfolio; and 0.96 hectares of 65-year-old Palomino Fino in Pago Miraflores. They have worked biodynamically from day one, and they only vinify grapes from their own vineyards. They currently produce between 12,000 and 15,000 bottles (because of the low yields due to the scarcity of rain).
2019 to 2023 was a very dry period, with little rain. 2024 was the first vintage in which it rained again, with nearly 500 liters. For them, 2022, the current vintage, is a very special year within the drought years because it showed a delicate and subtle expression despite the little rain. The summer was not excessively hot, which helped to achieve balanced and delicate wines with moderate alcohol that reminded me of the 2018s.
Published: Oct 03, 2024
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James Suckling
Score
94
Avg Price (ex-tax)
$ 35
Muchada-Léclapart Spain Univers 2022
Monday, Aug 26, 2024
Color
White
Country
Spain
Region
Spain
Vintage
2022
Reductive, chalky nose with tangy lime flavors. There is composed, natural sensibility despite the perception of slightly higher acidity than most palominos, rendering a crisp, bright mouth feel, for which the winemaker Alejandro Muchada credits the salinity and chalkiness. Sharp, yet so delicious and gastronomic. Low sulfur. The wine was topped up, so there is no flor influence here. Shows chalky soil and palomino character. 10.5%. Drink now.
Zekun Shuai
Senior Editor
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
95
Published in Wineanorak.com (November, 2020)
Jamie Goode is one of the most appreciated wine journalists globally, with very direct communication. In one of his articles on his Wineanorak blog, published in November 2020, he dedicates several paragraphs to our project, stating “Muchada-Léclapart is based in the country of sherry, but makes still wines. And they are really good. ”
We share your tasting notes for our 2018 vintage:
Lumière 2018
Such concentration here with a lovely mineral streak and notes of crystalline lemons, a slight salinity, and a bright acid line under everything. Has great concentration and precision. Layers of flavour here with great precision and purity. Really beautiful showing purity and minerality. 96 points
Elixir 2018
Astonishing nose of table grapes and lemons with lots of personality. The palate is concentrated and fresh with a lovely acid line, showing minerals, spice, lemons and spice. Such a multimensional wine that’s playful on the nose but serious on the palate. Quite brilliant. 95 points
Jancis Robinson is perhaps the most followed wine journalist in the world. Last June 2020, she dedicated an article to the cult wines of the future, in which she placed Muchada-Léclapart. “Wines can go from bargain to extravagance remarkably quickly. I put my head in the past and suggest some future cult wines ”. So began Jancis Robinson’s article, published in the Financial Times weekend, in June 2020, where she indicates the possible cult wines for the coming years. And in the first place, she nominated Muchada-Léclapart, valuing its commitment to the soul of the Jerez area.
Jancis begins by recalling her trips to Bordeaux in the 90s discovering wines like Le Pin or the first time she tasted Sassicaia from Tuscany in the 70s. Wines that were affordable at that time and that in a few years became inaccessible for the majority.
And then she writes: “I would like to name the Andalusian wines of Muchada-Léclapart to begin with, appropriate enough because their wines, effectively unfortified white wines from a single superior sherry vineyard, make the most exceptional aperitifs, as well as having an adequate alcoholic strength (only 12.5% alcohol) to drink with food ”. Published on her website and in the Financial Times (June, 2020)
Elixir 2018 - Julia Harding. Master of Wine (England)
Pale lemon colour and very slightly cloudy. This has even more jasmine than the Lumière but also the grapey/floral note of Muscat, though here it is subtle and entwined with a light saltiness. On the palate, there’s light spice, orange pith, apricot, and yet it is totally and deliciously dry with a dry, stony, grippy texture. Strangely it seems to close up as it breathes in the glass, losing some of those more obvious aromas derived from the varieties and becoming more mineral and stony. There are firm signs of the lees work: creamy and yet smelling of grainy pears. There’s almost a hint of a herbal spice a bit like curry leaf. The acidity is more marked than I expected, perhaps because it contrasts with the more scented flavours. Here the freshness seems to come more from acidity than from salty minerality. Still utterly complex and delicious. Real wine, like all these from Muchada-Léclapart. Amazing length and unusual to find a wine that has the scented accent of the variety and yet so much vineyard expression. (JH) 2020-2022 17/20 points
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Alejandro Muchada comes from Cadiz and got the wine bug during the harvest of champagne house Léclapart. This resulted in a biodynamic approach to the albariza when they returned home to Sanlucar de Barrameda. Still wines based on palomino and moscatel without mutage (strengthening with alcohol, which is usual for sherry). Wines that are special, one by one, not filtered, nor aged with flor, and all come from certain plots. Alejandro and David own a total of 3 hectares that are biodynamically processed. In total, 5 wines are made here, namely the Univers, Lumiere, Elixir, 2toile and Vibrations.
After a very short period, Muchada-Léclapart is already the white cult wine from Spain! each with a high rating from the international wine press:
decanter
Sarah Jeans Evans. Master of Wine (England)
source: muchada-leclapart.com
SPANISH WINE IN 2021: TOP TRENDS AND THE 10 BOTTLES WORTH SEEKING OUT
Published in Decanter.com (January, 2021)
Sarah Jeans Evans, Master of Wine and one of the most expert journalists on Spanish wines, highlights ten wines and the new trends for the most prestigious magazine in the world of wine: Decanter. Among them, Lumière 2018 was selected and valued with 95 points.
We share the tasting notes for Lumière 2018
“Not sherry but a wine from the growing group of still wines made in the sherry zone. The soil is classic Miraflores albariza, the variety Palomino, 60 years old. The bonus is that without the usual influence of flor or solera you can taste the terroir. The partners Alejandro Muchada and the Champagne producer David Léclapart have conjured a delicately honeyed wine with drifts of jasmine and a clean, saline finish. The wines is made in three years old Bordeaux barrels, which add texture but don´t interfere with the clarity of flavour. Biodynamically farmed”. 95 points
Financial Times
Jancis Robinson. Master of Wine (England)
source: mastersofwine.org
“STARS OF TOMORROW?” Future cult wines!
Published on its website and in the Financial Times (June, 2020)
Jancis Robinson is perhaps the most followed wine journalist in the world. Last June 2020, she dedicated an article to the cult wines of the future, in which she placed Muchada-Léclapart. “Wines can go from bargain to extravagance remarkably quickly. I put my head in the past and suggest some future cult wines”. So began Jancis Robinson's article, published in the Financial Times weekend, in June 2020, where she indicates the possible cult wines for the coming years. And in the first place, she nominated Muchada-Léclapart, valuing its commitment to the soul of the Jerez area.
Jancis begins by recalling her trips to Bordeaux in the 90s discovering wines like Le Pin or the first time she tasted Sassicaia from Tuscany in the 70s. Wines that were affordable at that time and that in a few years became inaccessible for the majority.
And then she writes: “I would like to name the Andalusian wines of Muchada-Léclapart to begin with, appropriate enough because their wines, effectively unfortified white wines from a single superior sherry vineyard, make the most exceptional aperitifs, as well as having an adequate alcoholic strength (only 12.5% alcohol) to drink with food”.
Luis Gutierrez – Robert Parker – (Spain)
Tasting notes published on RobertParker.com (June 2019)
Luis Gutierrez is one of the greatest wine experts in Spain; founder of the famous mundovino blog, he is currently responsible for Robert Parker in Spain, Jura, Argentina and Chile. We share the tasting notes of the first vintage of Muchada-Léclapart: 2017, where his valuation of Lumière stands out - a wine he compares with those of Jean-François Ganevat, the fashionable vigneron of the French Jura.
Lumiere 2017
I loved the 2017 Lumière, a white Palomino from old vines in the La Platera vineyard in Pago Miraflores that somehow made me think of the white topped-up wines from Jean-François Ganevat in the Jura. It was aromatic and open, very expressive and a bit funky, with faint spices and a touch of clove, but with a superb palate, round and balanced. It felt very harmonious and complex, with ever-changing notes of quince, decayed white flowers, white pepper and some sea breeze. The mouthfeel and texture were dry and chalky, and the finish was long and extremely tasty. This was vinified in well-seasoned Bordeaux barrels, yet it had no aromas or flavors of oak. 94 points
Elixir 2017
The 2017 Elixir is a new dry blend of Palomino and Moscatel grapes. The Paomino comes from old vines in Viña La Platera from Pago Miraflores in Sanlúcar on classical albariza soils and the Moscatel comes from Viña Camino del puerto in the Pago Abulagar in the village of Chipiona on sandy soils with some clay. There is 60% Palomino and 40% Moscatel, fermented in Bordeaux oak barrels with indigenous yeasts. It's perfumed, clean, expressive and showy, with notes of orange blossom, white pepper and a salty twist. The palat