{"id":6030,"date":"2013-03-19T17:34:05","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T17:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6030"},"modified":"2013-03-23T14:46:33","modified_gmt":"2013-03-23T14:46:33","slug":"wine-of-the-week-2010-acustic-vinyes-velles-nobles-bodegas-acustic-montsant-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/03\/wine-of-the-week-2010-acustic-vinyes-velles-nobles-bodegas-acustic-montsant-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine of the week: 2010 Ac\u00fastic Red – Vinyes Velles Nobles – Bodegas Acustic – Montsant, Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neatly carrying on our Spanish theme from last week, Victoria Moore<\/strong> gave a tantalising write-up of the genial Albert Jan\u00e9 Ubeda’s ‘Ac\u00fastic Red – Vinyes Velles Nobles – 2010’ from Montsant in the Daily<\/strong>\u00a0Telegraph<\/strong><\/a> wine section last week:<\/p>\n

“Montsant is a region in north-east Spain which surrounds f\u00eated Priorat like a halo.\u00a0This very delicious red, made from garnacha and cari\u00f1ena, has an incredibly silky feel, and like a classic dish refined by a great chef it manages to achieve richness and lightness at once. Flavours dance: a skein of smoke, a sweet ripeness, a pretty fragrance…<\/em>“\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spain’s\u00a02013 Gourmets Guide<\/b>\u00a0has also just rated\u00a0Acustic\u00a0Red 2010<\/b>\u00a0as one of the best wines in Spain with\u00a09.50 \/ 10 points,\u00a0<\/b>just 0.15<\/strong> of a point behind\u00a0Vega Sicilia Unico Reserva Especial<\/em>\u00a0– one of Spain’s most illustrious (and expensive) wines!<\/p>\n

\"Acustic<\/a><\/div>\n

At just\u00a0\u00a314.75 per bottle<\/strong> or \u00a313.25<\/strong>* case price Ac\u00fastic Red 2010<\/strong><\/em><\/a> offers fantastic drinking at quite remarkable value.<\/p>\n

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The wine:<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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This organically grown\u00a0Grenache – Carignan\u00a0combination\u00a0is a\u00a0rich and powerful\u00a0wine that\u00a0offers\u00a0an intensely rich deep colour, with concentrated ripe, aromatic fruit, which contrasts nicely with the more poised and mineral driven Loidana 2007 from last week.<\/p>\n

Reviews:<\/h2>\n

As further testament to Albert Jan\u00e9’s\u00a0skills, both in the vineyard and in the winery,\u00a0the estate’s other wines that we have in stock have recently been given an array of accolades in the wine press:<\/p>\n

” Gu\u00eda Vino 2013 (‘Spanish Wine Guide’<\/b><\/b>) the Spanish wine critic Juan Fernandez-Cuesta awarded Acustic<\/strong>\u00a0Bra\u00f3 2009<\/b><\/a><\/b>\u00a0\u00a093\/100 points,<\/b>\u00a0 placing it among the best wines in Spain.<\/p>\n

“<\/b>VINO Y GASTRONOMIA<\/b>\u00a0magazine highlights in “Los 300 mejores vinos”<\/em>\u00a0(The 300 best wines of Spain in 2012), the\u00a0Auditori 2009<\/b><\/a>\u00a0with a rating of\u00a0\u00a092\/100<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Acustic<\/strong>\u00a0White 2010<\/b>\u00a0<\/a>with\u00a091 \/ 100<\/b>; both among the best wines in the red and white categories\u00a0respectively. “<\/p>\n

”\u00a0<\/b><\/em>At\u00a0Gu\u00eda Pe\u00f1\u00edn 2013<\/strong>\u00a0–<\/b>\u00a0the point of reference for the Spanish wine industry –\u00a09 wines achieved over 90 points\u00a0<\/b>in the\u00a0DO Montsant category\u00a0“.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Guiapenin<\/p>\n

n.b.\u00a0Acustic White<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0was also on the wine list at\u00a0the world renown 3 Michelin star restaurant\u00a0El Bulli.<\/em><\/p>\n

The owner, his vineyards & production:<\/h2>\n

This tiny production from very old vines in the DO of Montsant (neighbouring Priorat) is the pet project of Albert Jan\u00e9 Ubeda and his wife. Planted with Garnatxa (Grenache) and Samso (Carignan) the vines are between 25 and 70 years old, in harsh and stony soils of sand and stones.<\/p>\n

\"acustic<\/p>\n

Albert’s philosophy is to create wines that ‘express and revindicate the quality and singularity of the traditional viticulture against the globalisation of the international varieties and modern wine making style’.<\/p>\n

\"Bodegas<\/p>\n

Hand picked grapes, traditional vinification (small wooden press), prudent use of oak, and bottling without fining or filtration, make these some of the most exciting and expressive wines we have tasted from this upcoming region.<\/p>\n

\"Acustic<\/em><\/p>\n

All of these wines are available on our website\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0or do drop by one of our shops<\/a> in Barnes, Kensington, Chelsea or Fulham and say hello!<\/p>\n

(*You can mix any 12 bottles of wine on our website (or more) to get the \u2018case price\u2019 for each bottle.)<\/p>\n\n\t\t