This is a wine
made from Incroccio Manzoni from the Cans Rafols dels Caus winery in Penedes.
Incroccio actually meaning a crossing and Prof Manzoni had a few that were
commercially successful, including Manzoni Bianco and Manzoni Nero. This is
presumably Manzoni Bianco, a crossing of Riesling with Pinot Blanc. most
commonly found in northern Italy, this example however comes from Spain. Can
Rafols dels Caus is a winery in Penedes on the outskirts of Barcelona. Since
1979, the current owner bought out his siblings and rebuilt his grandfather's
estate whilst replanting the vineyards. He introduced the well-known
international varieties as well as keeping the traditional Catalan grapes.
Well, where does this grape fit in? To be honest, I don't know. All I know is
that this is a single vineyard wine from El Rocallis which is planted with
Manzoni Bianco, and the grapes are handpicked, fermented for 40 days before
aging in French barrels. Old gold in colour with a meaty tuna nose, the wine
was off dry and woody on the palate with hints of fruit. Acid was evident too
on the palate, turning into a more lemony citrussy finish. The nose slowly
evolved some honeyed notes. Interesting!
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