2024 Colección de Toneles Centenarios Luis XIV Las Blancas Tradicionales
| Type of Wine | White |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Grape | , |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (13.5%) |
| Drink window | 2025 - 2029 |
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Description
The company “Colección de Toneles Centenarios” was born from an extraordinary treasure: the vat room of the Ferrero wineries, an old wine producing winery in Alicante, located in the town of Cañada, Alicante.
The 2024 Las Blancas Tradicionales is made from traditional white grapes – which also explains the name of the wine. It is a blend of: 50% Verdil, 40% Merseguera and 10% Moscatel de Grano Menudo. The wine was aged in tinajas (traditional clay amphorae).
In the glass, the Colección de Toneles Centenarios Las Blancas Tradicionales is pale golden yellow and is initially alsaminic and medicinal on the nose, with aromas of bay leaf, white flowers (such as jasmine), fennel, herbs and pollen. In the mouth the wine is even and fresh, with excellent acidity. Despite the relatively low alcohol content of 12.3%, the wine is powerful in taste, with a salty, dry finish that lingers. This is an expressive and original white wine with character, freshness and a pronounced terroir expression. Perfect for those who love dry, gastronomic wines with a spicy, Mediterranean touch. Now all the wines of Colección de Toneles are gems with an excellent price-quality ratio with always high scores from wine critics. The wines are always scarce and of these 24 Blancas 4,267 numbered bottles were produced
FACT: In the Tab: Attachment you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send it to you when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will also receive a nice discount. We are located almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking. Click here for address.
Specifications
| Type of Wine | White |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Alicante |
| Winery | Colección de Toneles Centenarios |
| Grape | Malvasia, Merseguera |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Drinking as of | 2025 |
| Drinking till | 2029 |
| Alcohol % | 13.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | No |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 92 |
| Tasting Profiles | Aromatisch, Droog, Fruitig, Strak |
| Drink moments | Borrelen, Cadeau!, Met vrienden, Voor alledag |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 92
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$30
Drink Date:
2025 - 2028
The 2024 Las Blancas Tradicionales was produced with traditional white grapes, which is the name of the wine too, and is a blend of 50% Verdil, 40% Merseguera and 10% Moscatel de Grano Menudo matured in tinaja. It has a pale golden color and a balsamic nose that is medicinal and redolent of bay leaf, white flowers (jasmine), fennel, herbs and pollen. It has a lively and vibrant palate, with very good acidity and freshness, a contained 12.3% alcohol and a tasty, salty, bone-dry finish. This is a very good debut. 4,267 numbered bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2024.
Colección de Toneles Centenarios keeps adding table wines to their portfolio—two whites this time—and bottling small quantities of old Fondillón. They are in the process of getting biodynamic certification, and the vineyards have been organic since 2011; but for now, the wines don't carry any certification. It's a very interesting project with focus and a limited production of around 45,000 bottles per year, including 18,000 bottles of vermouth.
Published: Jan 09, 2025
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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 vat room of the Ferrero wineries, an old wine producing winery in Alicante, located in the town of Cañada, Alicante.
The 2024 Las Blancas Tradicionales is made from traditional white grapes – which also explains the name of the wine. It is a blend of: 50% Verdil, 40% Merseguera and 10% Moscatel de Grano Menudo. The wine was aged in tinajas (traditional clay amphorae).
In the glass, the Colección de Toneles Centenarios Las Blancas Tradicionales is pale golden yellow and is initially alsaminic and medicinal on the nose, with aromas of bay leaf, white flowers (such as jasmine), fennel, herbs and pollen. In the mouth the wine is even and fresh, with excellent acidity. Despite the relatively low alcohol content of 12.3%, the wine is powerful in taste, with a salty, dry finish that lingers. This is an expressive and original white wine with character, freshness and a pronounced terroir expression. Perfect for those who love dry, gastronomic wines with a spicy, Mediterranean touch. Now all the wines of Colección de Toneles are gems with an excellent price-quality ratio with always high scores from wine critics. The wines are always scarce and of these 24 Blancas 4,267 numbered bottles were produced
FACT: In the Tab: Attachment you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send it to you when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will also receive a nice discount. We are located almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking. Click here for address.
| Type of Wine | White |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Alicante |
| Winery | Colección de Toneles Centenarios |
| Grape | Malvasia, Merseguera |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Drinking as of | 2025 |
| Drinking till | 2029 |
| Alcohol % | 13.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | No |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 92 |
| Tasting Profiles | Aromatisch, Droog, Fruitig, Strak |
| Drink moments | Borrelen, Cadeau!, Met vrienden, Voor alledag |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 92
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$30
Drink Date:
2025 - 2028
The 2024 Las Blancas Tradicionales was produced with traditional white grapes, which is the name of the wine too, and is a blend of 50% Verdil, 40% Merseguera and 10% Moscatel de Grano Menudo matured in tinaja. It has a pale golden color and a balsamic nose that is medicinal and redolent of bay leaf, white flowers (jasmine), fennel, herbs and pollen. It has a lively and vibrant palate, with very good acidity and freshness, a contained 12.3% alcohol and a tasty, salty, bone-dry finish. This is a very good debut. 4,267 numbered bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2024.
Colección de Toneles Centenarios keeps adding table wines to their portfolio—two whites this time—and bottling small quantities of old Fondillón. They are in the process of getting biodynamic certification, and the vineyards have been organic since 2011; but for now, the wines don't carry any certification. It's a very interesting project with focus and a limited production of around 45,000 bottles per year, including 18,000 bottles of vermouth.
Published: Jan 09, 2025
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
94/100
94/100 Penin
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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.