2022 Laberinto "Arcillas" Pais Maule Valley
95TA
93DS
93JS
$21.99
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95
Tim Atkin
Reviewed April 2024In a blind tasting, I'd be tempted to identify this as a top Mencía from Bierzo or Ribeira Sacra in Spain. Fermented and aged in concrete and amphoras, this has blood orange and red cherry fruit, succulent tannins, floral intensity, sappy acidity and none of the rusticity that can detract fom many examples of País in Chile. 2024-30
Professional Reviews
93
Descorchados
Laberinto has a half-hectare of país planted some 30 years ago beside Lago Colbún, from which it obtains this juicy wine with fruity notes. Gentle, delicate extraction has made the texture extra smooth by the variety’s standards, while red-fruit flavors mingle with herbal notes, and the acidity is fresh and lively. This wine was fermented in concrete and amphorae, where it remained for about eight months before being bottled.
93
James Suckling
Nervy white pepper funk, grilled grapefruit, peat and wild raspberries. Juicy and nicely rustic, with textured fruit tannins. A very well-made pais that shows tension, structure and drinkability. I'd rate it even higher were there more length. 20% whole clusters and 50% fermented in amphorae. 5,000 bottles made. Drink now or hold. (ZS)
Notes
Rafael Tirado owns one of Chile's truly original properties in the tiny, high-elevation section of Maule Valley called Colbún. Some of the vines are literally planted in a "laberinto" (labyrinth) formation, which in Rafael's words would force him and anyone else working the vineyard to slow down and think!
Details
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Origin | Chile |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| Alcohol Content | 12.7% |
| SKU | 1707779 |