Marques De Murrieta Albarino Pazo Barrantes 2020
The grapes used to produce the wine come from Pazo de Barrantes estate, which spans 12 hectares divided into eight different plots located around the winery in the Salnés Valley. The estate´s soils are granitic, with sand on the surface and the average age of the vineyard is 40 years.
At Pazo de Barrantes we have been tirelessly committed to the pursuit of excellence since 1511, the driving force behind our daily dedication and the result of the patience and know-how of a team that always strives for the highest quality and uniqueness.
After years enjoying Pazo Barrantes, the result of an extraordinary terroir and a careful and well-balanced winemaking process, our devotion to the albariño grape led us to take a risky decision: to withdraw it from the market for two years to give the wine a more gentle ageing, a small addition of acacia barrels, a later bottling and a longer time in bottle to develop the new Pazo Barrantes.
Ten years of research and thorough work in the vineyard to optimize the quality of the grapes have been necessary to complete this project, which was born with the 2019 vintage and was the beginning of the new era of Pazo de Barrantes.
| Winery | Marques de Murrieta |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Rias Baixas |
| Wine Type | White Wine |
| Grape variety | Albarino |
| Bottle Size | Bottle |
| Vintage | 2020 |
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The origin of Marqués de Murrieta winery is also the origin of Rioja. Don Luciano Murrieta, applying techniques learned in Bordeaux, made the first Rioja wine in 1852, with the intention of sustaining it over time.
Don Luciano´s vision was clear from the begin-ning: to create a fine Rioja wine with a great ageing potential and start exporting it outside of Spain. He shipped his first vintage, with the legendary 1852, to countries such as Mexico and Cuba, making it the first fine Rioja wine to be exported.
Marqués de Murrieta is a way of living that starts in the land with every single grape and we share with the world through our wines. We are a family and a professional team with the same goal: to keep our tradition alive, believe in ourselves and in the quality in the search for excellence. We work with our hands, our mind and our heart applying the technology always in balance with our history.
Marqués de Murrieta is continuously evolving with new and visionary ideas which enable us to adapt to the new times, new consumers and our dreams. Our vocation drives us to work always with passion and dignify our vineyard, every grape, every bottle, every glass of wine in any part of the world where we are present.
