Bodegas Cinco Léguas Madrid La Maldición Malvar 2022

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Bodegas Cinco Léguas Madrid La Maldición Malvar 2022
Producer Bodegas Cinco Léguas
Region, Country Madrid, Spain
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 12
Product Code 24018-750

Organic. First produced in 2013, this idiosyncratic, pulpy, saline white is made from Spain's indigenous Malvar grape. This variety tends to give wines with good acidity and aromas of citrus and bitter almonds. The fruit is drawn from a tiny 0.44-hectare plot of old bush vines rooted in the chalky clay soils of Valdilecha in the Madrid mountains, some 730 metres above sea level.
Organic/biodynamic cultivation, meagre yields and old-school (very old-school!) fermentation with skins and stalks for 50 days are the keys to this delicious, fascinating and very fairly priced white. Aging that included crushed skins and stalks was the traditional way Spanish farmers made their wines, and this just works with Malvar. Following pressing, the wine matured in old 300-litre casks. It’s a wine loaded with charisma and mouthcoating texture fused with deep citrus and mineral vibrancy. It also gives a glimpse into the deep history of this part of Spain.

Bodegas Cinco Léguas Madrid La Maldición Malvar 2022

Reviews

"The 2022 La Maldición Malvar had 30% skins that macerated for 40 to 45 days and matured in oak vats and foudres for 10 months. Despite the similar parameters with the 2021, this feels more exuberant, aromatic with a faint reduction (from the recent bottling?) and a balanced palate. Isart's experience is that the wines get polished, especially the texture, with some time in bottle (or also in tank), going back to the wines from before the 1990s.”
90 points, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate

Reviews

"The 2022 La Maldición Malvar had 30% skins that macerated for 40 to 45 days and matured in oak vats and foudres for 10 months. Despite the similar parameters with the 2021, this feels more exuberant, aromatic with a faint reduction (from the recent bottling?) and a balanced palate. Isart's experience is that the wines get polished, especially the texture, with some time in bottle (or also in tank), going back to the wines from before the 1990s.”
90 points, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate

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