Ausàs Interpretación 2021
Descripción
Quinta añada del coloso con el que Xavier Ausàs reinterpreta la Ribera del Duero tras 30 años de experiencia. Tres son los pilares clave de este monovarietal de Tinto fino: su pureza aromática, la frescura que exhibe y la manifestación tánica elegante que lo sostiene. Quizás esta añada represente la versión más firme y compleja de Ausàs Interpretación.
Ficha técnica
Cata
Viñedo y elaboración
Opinión de los críticos
The serious 2021 Interpretación, his interpretation of Ribera del Duero, was produced with Tinto Fino (a.k.a. Tempranillo) grapes, fermented mostly in stainless steel and some in concrete with indigenous yeasts and matured in 225- and 500-liter French oak barrels, 30% of them new. It's ripe at 15% alcohol but has balance and freshness, reflecting the conditions of the year. It's nuanced, elegant and powerful, with ripe flavors and round, fine-grained tannins. It's a classical Ribera with power and finesse. 37,000 bottles and some larger formats produced. It was bottled in May 2023. - Luis Gutiérrez.
"Very fresh" is how Xavier Ausàs describes this pan-Ribera del Duero Tinto Fino, which combines components from mostly Nava de Roa with lesser amounts from Gumiel de Mercado, Moradillo and Roa. Aged in 30% new barrels with 3% whole bunches, it's redder fruited than its predecessors, with a noticeable thread of chalky minerality. Bramble, plum and red cherry flavours are complemented by subtle vanilla spicy oak and fine-grained tannins. 2025-35
For his eponymous project, Xavier Ausàs, winemaker of Vega Sicilia fame, produces a single wine, conveying his personal interpretation of Ribera del Duero Tempranillo. By blending fruit from different villages he seeks the essence of each vintage, with his style as common, guiding thread. The 2021 showcases his trademark purity and robust minerality, with an elegant exuberance and flowing generosity. Cherry sorbet, blackberry yoghurt, mountain herbs and Parma violets mingle on the nose, topped by a touch of flint and graphite. The tannins are assertive, enticingly chalky, supporting the angular savouriness of cedar, wild flowers and dried herbs. A wine with great cellaring potential, worth revisiting 10 years from now. - Inés Salpico.
Añadas: 2021 2020 2019 2018
Sabroso, frutal, fresco, envolvente y agradablemente tenso.
Cada añada se superan, no me pienso saltar ninguna nunca!
En nariz, pura fruta roja, en boca, elegancia con una madera presente que va genial con carnes algo grasas. Un Ribera del Duero a probar
Uno de mis favoritos. Eso sí, mucho cuerpo, mucha madera. Potencia pura junto con elegancia.
sobre valorado.
Magnifico
estupenda
Magnífico