Aigua de Llum de Vall Llach 2022
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Aigua de Llum de Vall Llach 2022
Produced by Celler Vall Llach, the elegant wine Aigua de Llum de Vall Llach is a rather unusual wine from Priorat, a land famed for its characterful red wines.
The main variety of this Spanish white wine is Viognier, complemented with droplets of White Grenache, Macabeo, Picapoll and Escanyavella.
Produced from vines scattered across the towns of Porrera and Torroja del Priorat, the grapes were hand -harvested and cold soaked. Then they were fermented in stainless steel tanks for 25 days, with daily stirrings. After that, this red wine from Priorat was aged for 5 months in new 500-litre French oak barrels
The wine Aigua de Llum de Vall Llach 2022 was bottled in April 2023 and cellared for a couple of years before hitting the market.
The label reproduces a fragment of the poem "Solstici", by the Catalan poet Miquel Martí i Pol, a personal friend of the proprietors of Celler Vall Llach.
Decant before drinking.
1,323 bottles produced.
| Appearance | The white wine Aigua de Llum de Vall Llach is deep gold with some lemon-coloured tinges. |
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| Nose | Exceedingly suggestive and sophisticated, this Viognier complemented with White Grenache, Macabeo, Picapoll and Escanyavella is opulent, leesy and smokey. Tropical fruit is predominant, with nuances of white fruit, herbs de Provence and citrus. The background is an intriguing combination of pastry, dry fruit and minerality. |
| Palate | This white wine from Celler Vall Llach is remarkably smooth, structured and complex. Juicy, creamy remembrances of vanilla, peach, honey and balsam, with a deep mineral core and an uplifting freshness reminiscent of citrus. Luscious texture and a long finish with a mineral and smokey tang. |
| Our personal opinion | Exquisitely crafted, rare and confidential, the wine Aigua de Llum de Vall Llach 2022 is a unique white wine from Priorat. |
| OTHER VINTAGES | Aigua de Llum de Vall Llach 2021: Enterwine 93. Parker 91. Aigua de Llum de Vall Llach 2019: Enterwine 94. Aigua de Llum de Vall Llach 2016: Enterwine 95. Aigua de Llum de Vall Llach 2015: Parker 92. |
| Year | 2022 |
| Type | White |
| D.O. | Priorat |
| Bottle size | 75 cl |
| Percentage of Alcohol | 14 |
| Serving tempurature | 9-10ºC |
| Does this wine follow the guidelines of biodynamic Farming? | No |
| Organic | No |
| Is this product free of sulfites? | No |
| Ageing | Barrel |
| Type of ageing | Months in French oak barrels |
| Number of months aged in Barrels | 5 |
| Peñin Score | 91 |
| Enterwine's Score | 92 |
| Media rating | 91 |
| Percentage of variety | Viognier, Garnacha Blanca, Picapoll Blanco, Macabeo, Escanyavella. |
| Pairings | Baked whitefish, Boullabaise, Curred fish, Fish and gravey, Oysters, Rice with fish, Soup and rice, Specialty Spanish prosciutto , Stew, Whitefish salads |
| Taste | Complex and Elegant, Dry and full bodied, Silky and intense, Tasty with barrel notes |
| Occasion | A special occasion, Because you deserve it, Romantic Dinner, To bring to an engagement |
