Michelini I Muffato - Michelini 2022 Bierzo Motorpsico (750ml)
Price: $16.99
| Producer | Michelini I Muffato |
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| Country | Spain |
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| Region | Castilla y Leon |
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| Subregion | Bierzo |
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| Varietal | Mencia |
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| Vintage | 2022 |
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| Sku | 02062 |
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Michelini I Muffato Description
They only make red wines here, as the whites are sold through a personal project of Andrea Mufatto, called MA. The 2022s have a little more ripeness, reflecting the character of the warm and dry year, but the wines have freshness and balance and don't show any heat or excess. Some places take heat better than others, and Encinado and Post Crucifixión seem to be the two wines with more freshness. They have three new wines from 2022: a light red following ancestral methods of production and two "paraje" wines. I think the 2022s are a real triumph over the adverse conditions of the year.
Wine Advocate: 92 Points
A new red produced with grapes from the village of San Lorenzo, the 2022 Motorpsico comes from plots from the zone of A Merced that have 30% white grapes. It's produced following the way the wine was produced in the village of Toral de los Vados, adding must without skins to produce a lighter red. The wine then matured in used 225-liter French oak barrels for one year. It's pale, perfumed, fruit-driven and light, with 12.5% alcohol a medium-bodied palate and very fine, almost unnoticeable tannins. It is perfumed and delicious. 10,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2024.
