Enoteca Turó d’en Mota 2001
Brut Nature | Long Ageing
100 % Xarel·lo
One way to tell our story is through a vivid memory; it is a way of connecting, of getting to know one another.
Minimum ageing of 22 years (264 months)
Alcohol content: 12%
Scores
Robert Parker
100
Ageing
Extreme aging of over 264 months in bottle with a natural cork stopper. Manual riddling on pupitres and disgorgement by hand at the natural temperature of the cellars.
Storage
Store at 15 ºC to preserve its properties
Tasting
We recommend opening the bottle a few minutes before consuming and tasting at around 8–10 ºC.
Presentation
Long ageing with natural cork stopper
Enoteca Turó d’en Mota by Recaredo is the result of fierce nonconformity, but also of the naivety and romanticism that lead us on an emotional quest through this land of limestone and its old Xarel·lo vines.
Certifications
Vinification, production
and ageing on the family estate
Long ageing
with natural cork stopper
2001 Vintage
An atypical vintage with a winter marked by scarce and irregular rainfall, and a July that was the wettest month of the year. Temperatures were above average, creating significant water stress in the vines starting in May. The harvest, marked by low yields and very high grape quality, was brought forward and yielded completely healthy fruit.
Manual harvest: August 28rd, 2001
Yield: 3,750 kg/ha · 21 hl /ha
150 bottles, all numbered.
Rainfall from Oct. 2000 to Sept. 2001: 347 mm (Historical average rainfall: 519 mm)
Temperature in the 2000 / 2001 season: 15.8ºC (Historical average temperature 15.6ºC)
Concept
Non-conformism and conviction
The Enoteca Turó d’en Mota de Recaredo is the result of a fierce non-conformism, but also of the ingenuous spirit and romanticism that lead us to embark on an emotional quest to capture this land of lime and its old Xarel·lo vines.
It’s a way of telling our story, a vivid memory, a way of relating to each other, of getting to know each other. First and foremost, it seeks to offer wine lovers the opportunity to enjoy the Mediterranean landscape through a terroir Corpinnat in the broadest sense.
It represents the great illusion and the desire to discover and evolve on the part of the Recaredo family and team. It is the result of the combined efforts of fathers and sons, oenologists and disgorgers, pruners and grape pickers, but above all of our deep belief in the limitless potential of this land of Xarel·los that we admire so much.
The Vineyard
Planted in 1940 and covering an area of 0.97 hectares, the Turó d’en Mota vineyard is bush-trained and owned by Recaredo. Only in exceptional vintages is an additional 0.55-hectare southeast-facing plot incorporated.
This is located in the northwestern corner of Sant Sadurní d’Anoia in the Corpinnat territory, on the north side of a hill named Turó d’en Mota, from which it gets its name (turó means hill in Catalan).
The soils have a loam-silt texture (a balance of sand, silt, and clay) and are highly calcareous in nature. These are deep, well-drained soils with moderate water retention capacity. They are very evolved soils due to the presence of a calcic horizon with significant accumulations of carbonates in the form of nodules—stones formed from concentrated lime deposits. The soils contain 14% active limestone, making them extremely calcareous.
Organic matter is at 1.5% (very low), and the soil pH is 8.5 (very alkaline).
Description
Enoteca Turó d’en Mota by Recaredo is the result of fierce nonconformity, but also of the naivety and romanticism that lead us on an emotional quest through this land of limestone and its old Xarel·lo vines.
Alcohol content 12%
Varieties 100% Xarel·lo
Ageing
- Long aging of a minimum of 281 months with natural cork.
- Riddling by hand on racks.
- “Disgorged” by hand without freezing.
- Vinified, produced, and aged at Recaredo.
1999 Vintage
In 1999, the grapes from this bush-trained vineyard, planted in 1940, were harvested for the first time. A vintage of resplendent personality, shaped by the untamed character of an extremely cold and dry winter.
- Average yield in Recaredo’s vineyards in 1999: 23hl/ha
- Maximum yield authorized by Corpinnat: 80 hl/ha
Scores
Robert Parker
97
Description
Enoteca Turó d’en Mota by Recaredo is the result of fierce nonconformity, but also of the naivety and romanticism that lead us on an emotional quest through this land of limestone and its old Xarel·lo vines.
Alcohol content 12%
Varieties 100% Xarel·lo
Ageing
- Long aging of a minimum of 264 months with natural cork.
- Riddling by hand on racks.
- “Disgorged” by hand without freezing.
- Vinified, produced, and aged at Recaredo.
2001 Vintage
An atypical vintage with a winter marked by scarce and irregular rainfall, and a July that was the wettest month of the year. Temperatures were above average, creating significant water stress in the vines starting in May. The harvest, marked by low yields and very high grape quality, was brought forward and yielded completely healthy fruit.
- Average yield in Recaredo’s vineyards in 2001: 21 hl/ha
- Maximum yield authorized by Corpinnat: 80 hl/ha
Scores
Robert Parker
100
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