{"id":11112,"date":"2014-03-04T13:11:38","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T13:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11112"},"modified":"2014-03-05T19:49:23","modified_gmt":"2014-03-05T19:49:23","slug":"acustic-cellar-hitting-the-high-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/03\/acustic-cellar-hitting-the-high-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Ac\u00fastic Cellar – Hitting the High Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recent article by Ferran Centelles<\/span>, <\/strong>sommelier of Restaurant El Bulli, on Jancis Robinson.com<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 is entitled ‘<\/strong><\/span>Montsant – half-price Priorat?’<\/span>, <\/strong><\/em>which is a provocative title, but the article shows just how far this D.O has come in a very short space of time.<\/p>\n

One of our favourite producers, Albert Jane Ubeda of Ac\u00fastic Cellar<\/strong> has all his 3 cuv\u00e9es in the top six wines<\/strong> in the tasting which\u00a0inspired the article, including the top wine<\/em> Auditori Vinyes Velles.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"acustic<\/a><\/p>\n

Albert\u00a0started his own project in the DO of Montsant (which neighbours Priorat and was itself only granted it’s D.O. status in 2001) back in 2003. Although the project might be relatively new, Albert\u2019s philosophy is not \u2013 preferring traditional methods\u00a0to modern: Hand-picked grapes, traditional vinification (small wooden press), prudent use of oak and bottling without fining or filtration. His irrepressible warmth and enthusiasm pervades the wines.<\/p>\n

The article\u00a0quotes Albert: \u2018Auditori represents the landscape: subtle, flavourful, delicate and pure.<\/i> Montsant is a hard, arid place. The climate can dominate man, but at the same time it is marvellous and generous giving outstanding fruit from old vines.\u00a0Ac\u00fastic Cellar tries to express the purity of a vineyard to the maximum. I like unplugged wines\u2019<\/strong>. \u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The 2011 Auditori Vinyes Velles Magiques Montsant<\/span><\/strong>, Bodegas Ac\u00fastic\u2019s flagship wine,\u00a0was the top-scoring wine with\u00a018.5 points.<\/p>\n

\"2009-AUDITORI-Vinyes-Velles-Magiques-Bodegas-Acustic-Lea<\/div>\n

All three wines are\u00a0available\u00a0in a pre-shipment offer here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

You can find current vintages available on our website<\/a>,<\/strong> by clicking this\u00a0link or\u00a0picture of\u00a0our ‘producer page’ for Acustic\u00a0below. While the\u00a0pre-shipment 2011s\u00a0are only offered by the unsplit case at the offer prices, the current vintages may be mixed up however you like, as is the case with any wines on our site.<\/p>\n

\"Acustic<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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