Renaix La Passió

Description

Renaix La Passió

 

Vineyard and Winemaking

 

Renaix La Passió is a new white wine profile from Alicante, made with the Muscat of Alexandria variety. A wine made with grapes from a single plot called Toll del gos. It is a young, dry wine, which seeks the freshness of the Mediterranean in a dry viticulture and maximum respect.

The winemaking process begins in the field, selecting the least sun-roasted grapes and therefore the freshest. This achieves complex aromatic profiles, with a predominance of Muscatel varietal profiles. The wine is made in small stainless steel tanks with minimal intervention and fermentation with its own indigenous yeasts.

No fining or stabilization is carried out to achieve the maximum expression of the Muscat of Alexandria.

A signature wine made by the young winemaker Óscar Mestre, 4th generation of winemakers and winegrowers of the winery. With a very limited production, this is a wine that opens a new style of wines from Alicante.

 

 

Technical Data Sheet

 

Winery: Bodegas Riko Xaló

Brand: Renaix la Passió

D.O.: Alicante

Type: Dry White

Alcohol: 13% vol.

Variety: 100% Muscat of Alexandria

Volume: 75 cl

Sulphites: Yes

 

 

Tasting and Pairing

 

Sight: Clean straw yellow color, light rim with greenish reflections. Possibility of finding tartrates precipitates in the glass.

Nose: Complex and subtle aromas reminiscent of citrus, fennel, grapefruit, with a predominance of Muscat varietal profiles.

Mouth: In the mouth we find a fine and elegant wine, with a medium volume and long persistence with a pleasant bitter finish characteristic of the Muscat variety, which complements it wonderfully.

Pairing: Rice, pates, cheeses and seafood.

Service temperature: Between 9-11 ºC.

 

Awards and Scores

 

Guía Intervinos 2021 (Intervinos Guide 2021): 91 points.

 

The Winery

 

BODEGAS RIKO XALÓ is a winery of family tradition whose origins date back to 1947. Currently they are already the 4th generation of winemakers and winemakers of the family with the young winemaker Óscar Mestre at the head.

The winery is located in an old building of typical construction of the zone of the XVII century with buttresses and few hollows or windows, so that the light did not enter in excess as prevention in the conservation of the wine. This building has had many functions throughout its existence: wine cellar, sale of wines, wines and spirits, raisins warehouse or packing of muscatel grapes destined to table grapes.

The winery is located in Xaló, in the Marina Alta region, province of Alicante. The altitude of the winery and its vineyards are about 200 meters above sea level and a few kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea with an average annual temperature of 18º and little rainfall.