2004 Turo d'en Mota
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The bottle of the potential 2004 Enoteca Turó d'en Mota was disgorged after 220 months with the lees (that's 18 years and four months), and it is among the best in the tasting. 2004 was a rainy year with a dry summer that marked the Mediterranean character of the wine. This wine is amazing, with a bright color with some green tints, a bit fluorescent (a good sign in my book!), elegant, fresh and tasty. This was the latest harvest ever—the grapes were picked the 20th of September—with 4,381 kilos of grapes that delivered a yield of 22 hectoliters per hectare. The wet year was reflected in 687 liters of rain, significantly higher than the historical average of 528 liters, while temperatures were pretty much in line with the average, 15.7 degrees Celsius versus 15.6 degrees Celsius. The grapes achieved good ripeness and full development of aromas and flavors that resulted in the complexity and depth of the wine, which wasn't that low in pH but kept high acidity. This was one of the best years, with 2001. The regular 2004 was released after the 2005. I wonder if they will do the same with the Enoteca. In any case, it's something to really look forward to.
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Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
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They are releasing the 2004 Turó d'en Mota after they sold the 2005, as they felt that the vintage needed more time in bottle. From this vintage onward it carries the new official denomination of Cava de Paraje Calificado. As they have done since the initial 1999, it comes from a single vineyard that gives the wine its name, and this is only the seventh vintage sold of the 19 they have produced, as it's sold after no less than 12 years (yes, YEARS!) in bottle with the lees. They consider 2004 one of the exceptional vintages in Penedès. It's pure Xarello from 0.97 hectares of vines planted in 1940 on limestone-rich soils. It was put in bottle in May 2005, and the bottle I tasted was disgorged in June 2017, 145 months later. It has great complexity, with smoky and yeasty notes, open yet subtle and elegant, with a sensation of freshness and harmony you only see in the finest vintages, which tend to be wetter and cooler years. They hadn't had as much rain as 2004 until early 2018. It doesn't feel almost 15 years old, it's still young and lively, with a very compact, integrated palate, with tiny bubbles and balsamic flavors with some Mediterranean herbs and that subtle bitterness that is part of the Xarello signature. This has to be one of the finest vintages of Turó d'en Mota, with great complexity, mocha, nuts, honey, a hint of petrol, pollen... Bravo!! The disgorging information is always available on the back label. 2,907 numbered bottles produced.
They are releasing the 2004 Turo d'en Mota after they sold the 2005, as they felt that the vintage needed more time in bottle. From this vintage onward it carries the new official denomination of Cava de Paraje Calificado. As they have done since the initial 1999, it comes from a single vineyard that gives the wine its name, and this is only the seventh vintage sold of the 19 they have produced, as it's sold after no less than 12 years (yes, YEARS!) in bottle with the lees. They consider 2004 one of the exceptional vintages in Penedes. It's pure Xarello from 0.97 hectares of vines planted in 1940 on limestone-rich soils. It was put in bottle in May 2005, and the bottle I tasted was disgorged in June 2017, 145 months later. It has great complexity, with smoky and yeasty notes, open yet subtle and elegant, with a sensation of freshness and harmony you only see in the finest vintages, which tend to be wetter and cooler years. They hadn't had as much rain as 2004 until early 2018. It doesn't feel almost 15 years old, it's still young and lively, with a very compact, integrated palate, with tiny bubbles and balsamic flavors with some Mediterranean herbs and that subtle bitterness that is part of the Xarello signature. This has to be one of the finest vintages of Turo d'en Mota, with great complexity, mocha, nuts, honey, a hint of petrol, pollen... Bravo!! The disgorging information is always available on the back label. 2,907 numbered bottles produced. Apr 2018, www.robertparker.com